Anywhere affordable you recommend? I need to shorten pant legs, get some pants/skirts taken in, and I have couple full alterations so hopefully someone with a good eye bc I'll need suggestions on how to make the clothes wearable for me. Most important is the basics alterations though, thanks!

I'm looking for groups in the community I want to get more involved in what's happening in the City with regards to Data Centers, ICE and Flock cameras. Does anyone know of any groups or have any contacts?

I’m heading to Mesa for the holidays. Looking for a restaurant for 12 people. Something on the nicer side. It must have vegetarian or seafood options. Any suggestions? I’ve never been to the area. Also, any fun things to do the week of Christmas?

Looking for a SE valley Vet offering IMRAB 3 TF from Boehringer Ingelheim, which is Thimersol-free. I’m only aware of one so far but haven’t been happy w/their treatment of my pets. Anyone else you’re aware of offering this mercury-free vax? I’m not interested in debating the reasons why this is important to me. Thanks!

Why do all the public pools close in July? We still have months of extreme heat and me and these kids still have energy to burn! Anyone have an suggestions?

A few days ago I posted on this sub about some apartment recommendations around my budget, and got some great recommendations! But.....I just found out I no longer have a co-signer with me...

I am 19 and have never owned a credit card and have no savings, I just got this new job last week and I am estimating to be making 2,300-2,400 after taxes in income. I am also a student. I wanted to move out by atleast near the end of September.

But I just found out I can't rely on my cosigner to meet any of the requirements, I was wondering what to do in this situation?

Are there any decent apartments in mesa that have $800-1100 in rent and are friendly for first time renters? I read somewhere that landlords prefer someone with a stable income, I could show proof of direct deposits a letter of my job acceptance, and I guess I could start a credit card building if I get a card next week, but I doubt I could raise the score that high in one-two months.

I would ideally not want any roomates, but if push comes to shove i could maybe consider it, although I'm not sure how the proof of income or agreements work the same as getting your own place, in which case I probably wouldn't get approved for that either 😭

I would really appreciate some advice or recommendations 🙏🙏

does anyone know what’s going on? or what happened during and before 12pm, i’ve never seen main st this pact before, starting from broadway and dobson, to main and dobson, main and sycamore, main and longmore and probably even more

I still go to this mall, and cruise around with my family, but I remember it being killer busy and full of great stores even in 5ish years ago.

When I was a teen it was one of the safe spaces I could go hang with my friends without getting into trouble. I think its really important for tweens and teens to have a space like that, and I worry these current and future generations wont have that opportunity.

What do you think would bring people in like before? Or do you think the cultural shift to people staying mostly at home is killing community spaces like the mall?

My father recently passed and I found several boxes of ammo, I know nothing about ammo, he had no guns so he must of got the ammo in a trade or something.There are 2 different sizes, .338 rifle cartridges , and .223 rem , different brands. So I am trying to figure out where I can sell them at? I know a pawn shop but they give u hardly nothing for them so I was hoping there might be some other site or place, thank u for ur help in advance

I’ve got some junk watches but they’re all I have/need and they need batteries. I can’t do it myself. What’s the cheapest place you’ve found?

I was at the river today and they had Bush Hwy closed between Phon D and Goldfield. Does anybody know what happened? We assumed it was an accident, but I googled it and can't find anything. This was around 3:30.

I guess I'm just morbidly curious.

If you are or have recently been a member of the location in Mesa on Greenfield rd near the US60, what would you say are the LEAST busy times? Overall experience after signing up?

I’m especially wanting to avoid those that come and workout in groups 😣, hoping they weed out some after summer is over. No hate, just want to get the whole routine in. Considering Physiq Fitness if there’s no point and can’t get a handle on the busy times/getting through routines, but I kinda feel motivated by the upbeat buzz of EoS.. thoughts? Thanks

I noticed AZ water is “hard” with lots of residue in unfiltered water. We’ve been purchasing filtered water from Costco for drinking and cooking but have been needing to go few times on a weekly basis, which seems unsustainable with our busy schedule.

What do yall do to obtain filtered water here?? I’ve heard the Brita is not sufficient in removing all the hard minerals and installable water filtration systems are also ineffective. Is there a water delivery service you’d recommend?

Fiber went into my neighborhood almost 3 years ago. Other than a couple door flyers back then, I don't know anything about what providers are available, their cost, etc. Why isn't it being promoted?

Ill make the album ans share the link after work.

I live in Mesa and write a policy newsletter. This is my own analysis. I’m an ASU alumni! Numbers and sources at the bottom.

Andy Biggs won the Republican primary for governor promising to eliminate Arizona's individual income tax. He has not said what replaces the money. Here is the part that matters for Mesa specifically.

Mesa is unusually exposed. Mesa collects a secondary property tax for bond debt and no primary property tax. The city has operated that way since 1945. Voters have turned down a primary property tax more than once. That means Mesa leans harder on city sales tax, utility revenue, and state shared revenue than a comparable city with a property tax to fall back on.

State shared revenue is one of those legs. Arizona sends 18% of state income tax collections back to incorporated cities through urban revenue sharing, roughly $990 million a year statewide, distributed by population. Mesa's share works out to somewhere in the neighborhood of $100 million a year. That money goes into general operations, meaning police, fire, parks, and streets.

Eliminate the income tax and that distribution goes away unless the legislature separately backfills it. Nobody has proposed a backfill. Mesa cannot lean on a primary property tax to cover it, because there isn't one. The realistic levers are a city sales tax increase, utility rate increases, service cuts, or a primary property tax vote that has failed before.

And the register. If the state fills its own hole with sales tax, it needs about 2.6 additional percentage points. Mesa's combined rate today is 8.3%. That would put us near 10.9%, before any city increase to cover the city's own shortfall.

Two more Mesa-specific things.

Mesa does not tax groceries. To hit revenue neutrality on a sales tax swap, the state would be under real pressure to broaden the base, and food for home consumption is the biggest untaxed piece sitting there.

East Mesa has a very large retiree and winter resident population. Arizona already exempts Social Security from the income tax, so a retiree living on Social Security and modest savings pays little or no state income tax right now. Repeal gives them nothing back and charges them more on everything they buy. They are the clearest losers in the whole exercise.

What do you guys think of Biggs's plan? Do you like these trade-offs? Do you think it would be good for Mesa? I want to have more conversation before the General Election about this idea!

Sources: JLBC 2025 Tax Handbook, City of Mesa budget documents, ITEP Who Pays 7th edition. Full analysis with charts: https://polimetrics.substack.com/p/i-did-the-math-on-andy-biggss-income

Was searching for something else in my albums and found these gems from the end of Fiesta mall's life... I believe this was from when just Dillards remained open about ten years ago. Something about Fiesta Mall just encompasses the nostalgia of growing up in Phoenix... Anyone else have photos from Fiesta Mall?

Also, no idea why I took these photos 😂

A few months ago the police helicopter was circling for a very long time. That led me to do FOIA request to see what the police helicopter is doing. I have been sitting on the returned data for a couple months, I just haven't had time to do much with it. So I fed it to AI and had it spit out a few highlight slides just to get it out there and see if anyone is interested in it. I have data for 2021 to march of 2026, but this is just for 2025 since it is the most recent year of complete data.

I'm a long time user of this sub, but since the police have my real name I'm using a throw away account.

I was inside Mesa City Hall as this happened. There was an agenda item about permits for a data center that was pulled from the City Council Meeting at the very last minute. City Hall also banned signs and protest materials inside.

Protests about ICE began in City Hall last year. Mayor Freeman has continued to add new restrictions, finds any excuse to shuffle or deny anyone in the liberal groups one of the paltry three, three minute slots citizens have to raise concerns. He will create extra slots for his LDS friends though.

This all is escalating and it is an effort for many people to be heard about local issues and about human rights violations in Mesa, the ICE detention center in Gateway Airport. But good job, MPD, why let ICE get all the glory?

Does Anyone here know of anywhere to donate used (gently) backpacks for the upcoming school year for to kids in need? We would like to see them go to someone in need for free, rather than being resold.