By Ryan Randazzo and Paulina Pineda | Arizona Republic The family of the woman killed by an autonomous Uber vehicle last year has filed a $10 million claim against Tempe, stating the city created a dangerous situation by paving a median where people were not supposed to cross the road. Elaine Herzberg, a 49-year-old woman who was homeless, was the first person in …
[OPINION] Are public votes DOA on the Phoenix Suns arena deal? And is that a bad thing?
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns Opinion: Some folks hope Common Sense Phoenix’s measures make it to the ballot. I’m not one of them. By Abe Kwok | Arizona Republic Are the two referenda to force a public vote on the Phoenix Suns arena renovation deal DOA? And is that a bad thing? (Editor’s note: Opinion pieces are published for discussions purposes only.) On …
How the Phoenix Suns arena deal went from dead-in-the-water to an easy victory
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Jessica Boehm | AZCentral The Phoenix Suns arena renovation deal did not have the votes it needed to pass on Dec. 12 when the Phoenix City Council was initially supposed to vote on the issue. A month later, the $230 million deal passed easily, with only the council’s two conservatives voting against it. It …
Group looks to derail Suns arena renovations with petition push
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Brandon Brown | Phoenix Business Journal Even though the Phoenix City Council has approved the $230 million deal to renovate Talking Stick Resort Arena, some area residents want that decision to be made by voters. A group called Common Sense Phoenix filed paperwork with the city of Phoenix late last week for two …
Mysterious group collecting signatures to attempt to derail Arena renovations
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Mike Sunnucks | Sports Business Journal A Phoenix group wants to take the $230M deal to renovate Talking Stick Resort Arena to voters. The effort aims to delay or undo the agreement approved by the City Council Wednesday. The group, Common Sense Phoenix, filed paperwork on Friday for two potential ballot measures …
Which office markets are best bets for Opportunity Zone investment? Dan Gauthier, Rose Law Group transactional attorney handling many O-Zone investments, does the math
By Patricia Kirk | National Real Estate Investor Opportunity Zone investments are a hot topic in the commercial real estate industry right now, but which office markets may be the best targets for this type of strategy? The establishment of Opportunity Zones offers investors a way to defer and reduce taxes on capital gains, while building equity in real estate assets …
Phoenix approved a Suns arena renovation deal. But could it still head to voters? Rose Law Group Founder and President Jordan Rose comments
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Abe Kwok | AZCentral Could the the Phoenix Suns arena renovation deal be the latest cause celebre of naysayers out to circumvent the Phoenix City Council by going straight to voters? It looks that way. Seems there’s a group of people upset by the $230 million agreement approved by the council …
City Council approves $230 million deal to renovate Phoenix Suns arena
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Brandon Brown | Phoenix Business Journal The Phoenix City Council approved a deal Wednesday afternoon to renovate Talking Stick Resort Arena, the home of the Phoenix Suns. The measure to spend $150 million on updates and renovations to the downtown, city-owned arena passed 6-2. Mayor Thelda Williams and Councilmembers Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Felicita …
Phoenix City Council approves $230 million Phoenix Suns arena-renovation deal
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns By Jessica Boehm | Arizona Republic The Phoenix City Council approved a controversial deal with the Phoenix Suns that will keep the NBA franchise in downtown Phoenix through at least 2037. The council voted 6-2, with Vice Mayor Jim Waring and Councilman Sal DiCiccio opposing it, to approve the $230 million deal. The city will pay $150 million from …
[EDITORIAL] Why Phoenix absolutely must keep the Suns at Talking Stick Resort Arena
Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents the Phoenix Suns (Opinion: Is this the best Phoenix can do? Perhaps not. But rejecting the Suns’ offer comes with risk, too.) Editorial board | Arizona Republic For those urging the city not to get into the arena business, it is in the arena business up to its eyeballs. Phoenix is the owner of a …