Community Pulse
What residents are talking about in Scottsdale public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
50 topics
Scottsdale Water Resources and Future Supply Strategy
Automated License Plate Reader (Flock Camera) Usage and Privacy
Water Security and Infrastructure
Public Transit / Trolley Services
Ethics and Campaign Finance
Large Water User Ordinance and Water Supply
Orangedale Lounge Conditional Use Permit
Flock Automated License Plate Reader Technology
Campaign Finance and Dark Money
Large Water User Ordinance
Campaign finance and free speech
Receipt of Citizen Petitions
Trolley Operations Service Office Revocable License Agreement
Public Safety
Water Conservation
Surveillance Networks and Flock Cameras
Sidewalk Construction on 68th Street
Full-Service Crime Laboratory Grant
Old Town Parking Garage
Public Comment Placement and Access
Agendize Future Item Related to Non-Agendized Public Comment
Budget Review Commission Recommendations
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and Cultural Event Funding
Design Build Manager Construction Phase Contract for Bond 2019 Project No. 63 - Old Town Parking Structure
Old Town Scottsdale Annual Marketing Plan
Old Town Tavern - Bar Use & Live Entertainment Use Permits
Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Property Tax Levies
Historic Preservation Commission
Citizens Bond Oversight Committee
Long-Term Storage Credits Purchase Contract
Loss Trust Fund Board
Building Advisory Board of Appeals
Final Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Budget
Non-Agendized Public Comment
Fiscal Year 2026/27 Tentative Budget and 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan
Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-27 Budget & Capital Improvement Plan
Water Resource Strategy and Infrastructure Funding
Shea Blvd. and N. 66th Street HAWK
Boards and Commissions Process Overhaul
CDBG Program Fiscal Year 2026/27 Annual Action Plan
Water Security and Strategic Plan Funding
Design Build Manager Construction Contract for Bond 2019 Project 63 – Old Town Parking Structure
Conflicts of Interest and Council Ethics
Citizen Petition on Parking Garage
Conflicts of Interest and Public Engagement
Scottsdale Airpark Real Property Acquisition
Old Town Parking Garage Petition & Aesthetics
Civic Engagement and Transparency
City’s Proposed Fiscal Year (FY) 2026/27 Rates and Fees
Alpio’s at Troon Event Center Bar Conditional Use Permit
In the News
12 articlesRecent coverage of Scottsdale from local and regional media.
Scottsdale to explore additional safeguards for data centers
Scottsdale will explore potential safeguards for data centers following an Oct. 20 City Council study session examining how the facilities are regulated and what larger developments could mean for the community.
Scottsdale City Council reviews water supply options, sets path forward
Scottsdale City Council supported moving forward with projects to conserve more water, expand reuse and move existing supplies more efficiently as the city prepares for potential Colorado River reductions.
"A place to belong": Scottsdale’s Adaptive Recreation Center builds friendships and community
For Taylor Young, Scottsdale’s Adaptive Recreation Center is a place to dance, play sports and make friends. Taylor has autism, and she said it was difficult to make friends, hang out and participate in activit...
Scottsdale City Council candidates collect, spend tens of thousands of dollars - Scottsdale Independent
Scottsdale City Council candidates Barry Graham, Michelle Ugenti-Rita and Raoul Zubia raised and spent tens of thousands of dollars during the third quarter of the fiscal year in their bids for the …
Scottsdale Update - Oct. 12, 2026
Scottsdale news for the week of Oct. 12, 2026. Scottsdale named one of the 2026 Healthiest 100 Workplaces in America. Council unanimously backs stronger license plate reader safeguards.
Scottsdale Update - Sept. 14, 2026
Headline NewsScottsdale Water advances improvements to pressure reducing valve facilities.Scottsdale Water is nearing the halfway point on improvements projects to several Pressure Reducing Valve facilities acr...
Scottsdale Update - Sept. 21, 2026
Headline NewsLast call for Scottsdale Salutes nominations.The program recognizes local veterans, active-duty military members and National Guard and reserve members. Selected honorees will have banners displaye...
Scottsdale Update - Oct. 5, 2026
Headline NewsOld Town hits a home run with Arizona Fall League.The Arizona Fall League is bringing baseball’s top prospects to Scottsdale Stadium this fall, with 15 Scottsdale Scorpions home games scheduled thr...
We choose Scottsdale residents, Zubia chooses special interests - Scottsdale Independent
OPINION — A simple theme has emerged in this city council election: We choose Scottsdale residents, while Raoul Zubia consistently chooses special interests. That difference is obvious on the …
Scottsdale must change course on water, vote for Zubia - Scottsdale Independent
OPINION — Councilmembers Barry Graham and Jan Dubauskas’ water comments make clear: they either don’t understand — or don’t want you to understand — Scottsdale’s challenges. After …
Scottsdale Update - Sept. 8, 2026
Headline NewsScottsdale commemorates 25th anniversary of 9/11 with exhibits and remembrance ceremony.Scottsdale will commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with memorial exhib...
Scottsdale Update - Aug. 31, 2026
Headline NewsMost city offices and facilities will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, for Labor Day.Recycling and garbage collection will not be affected. Place your containers out by 5 a.m. the morning of collection o...