OPINION — Scottsdale voters want candidates who answer them, not special interests. With three candidates remaining for two city council seats, I am increasingly concerned that residents are not the top priority for one of them.
At a June candidate forum, Raoul Zubia assured voters that his campaign finance reports would show “there’s nothing that says Axon on it.” Two days later he accepted a $5,000 check from Axon President Josh Isner. Isner was the public face of Axon’s apartment development team that pushed the “Axon Bill” through the legislature that effectively nullified Scottsdale’s 26,000-signature referendum.
Referendums are protected in Arizona’s constitution. To my knowledge, the legislature has never invalidated one. How did Mr. Zubia view the Axon Bill?
