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On March 25, 2010, Phoenix City Councilman Sal DiCiccio sent the folowing coments in an e-mail to his constituents in District 6 regarding the recent events surrounding officer Brian Authement. PLEA is very appreciative of the common sense and words... Read More

Citizens for Phoenix is a grassroots group recently formed in response to the current budget crisis that the city finds itself in.  It is supported by numerous neighborhood and community coalitions and alliances. PLEA has also partnered with Citizens for... Read More

On the Tuesday evening broadcast of the Mac and Gaydos show on KTAR, the talk show duo discussed the recent events surrounding the arrest of Phoenix City Councilman Michael Johnson.   The hosts of the show called for Councilman Johnson to step down... Read More

On Good Friday, April 2, 2010, PLEA, Ann Malone (Require the Prior), and Rev. Oscar Tillman (NAACP) met at the PLEA office.  The time spent together was extremely positive.  PLEA shared our members’ concerns with both Mrs. Malone and Rev.... Read More

On April 3, 2010, Brian Livingston, Executive Director of the APA spoke out in an Arizona Republic article criticizing Mayor Gordon for a premature rush to judgment in convening a forum for community leaders after a highly publicized incident between a Phoenix police officer... Read More

In addition to being named the kidnap capital of the U.S., the city of Phoenix recently received another distinctive honor.  According to ICE, Phoenix is also the drop house capital of the country.  20% of the inmates at the county... Read More