Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ (April 26, 2009) – Well, Mark Sterling has resigned leaving a vacuum on the city council that needs to be filled. The factions will try to put their person in and as always, the ruling element will win.  Yeah…Yeah…Yeah…There will be interviews, a selection process and all that jive but unless councilor John Bradshaw joins Mayor Adams and Councilor Hamilton in... 

Sedona Times and SedonaTimes.com editor Tommy Acosta examines the Feb. 17 Sedona city council special meeting and its emergency suspension of voting rules to disband the Mayor’s Advisory Committees in a 4-3 vote. Sedona, AZ – Editorial by Tommy Acosta. Might as well warn the reading public right now — this is going to be one heck of long editorial. The mayor’s advisory committees are... 

  Sedona Times reporter, Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ (February 18, 2009) — Opinion by Sedona Times Tommy Acosta.     As predicted, four Sedona City Council members shot the Mayor’s Advisory Committees down out of the sky at their February 17, 2009 special meeting. It was no surprise and it was expected, with it being a matter of when, and not, if.   The opportunity for their action, which... 

Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ (February 16, 2009) – Talk about a bad week for crashes. Never mind the ongoing collapse of the world financial systems and the epidemic of businesses crashing in and around Sedona. How about two one-ton satellites smashing into each other over the North Pole, spreading tens of thousands of inch-wide particles that at the speed they travel at will take out just about every... 

Sedona, AZ –By Tommy Acosta… There will be a Special City Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 5:30 p.m., to be held in Council Chambers, 102 Roadrunner Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336.  There will be discussion/possible action on the existence of the Mayor’s Advisory committees. Said discussion/action may concern, but not be limited to, the continuation, consolidation, dissolution,... 

Tommy Acosta Sedona AZ (February 4, 2009) – Report and Analysis By Tommy Acosta for the Sedona Times Newspaper and SedonaTimes.com  In that the other media outlets in Sedona, by this issue’s printing, have already reported on the January 27 Council meeting where the Mayor’s Advisory Committees were discussed and given a reprieve – pending staff recommendations and full council review... 

Sedona, AZ — By Tommy Acosta… The misdemeanor charges against Cliff Ochser filed against him by the Sedona City Attorney have been dismissed. The dismissal avoided what would have been a sensational trial where the prosecution would have had to prove beyond reasonable doubt Mr. Ochser’s letter to former Mayoral candidate Matthew Turner was threatening bodily hard or death to Mr. Turner,... 

Tommy Acosta, Sedona Times Publishing guest writer Sedona AZ (December 26, 2008) – The real deal, the number one issue and story in Sedona for 2009 will be the devastating effect our global economy is going to have on our local businesses and what our local government is going to do about it.   The Ochser trial aftermath; the 76 lights or more for 89A battle; an NSA designation for Sedona... 

Tommy Acosta, Sedona Times Publishing guest writer Sedona AZ (December 20, 2008) – There’s a lot of talk going on whether a strong or weak mayor is the best form of local government, especially for Sedona. Unfortunately, these opinions don’t quite grasp the reality of political science or what constitutes a weak or strong mayor. It is not about whether the mayor has executive powers or not. It... 

Sedona, AZ – By Tommy Acosta… So the news is out. The Sedona City Attorney has moved to dismiss the charges against Cliff Ochser stemming from an alleged-threatening letter sent to former-Sedona mayoral candidate Matthew Turner. Like who didn’t see this coming? Like I said in my previous article on the case, Mr. Turner and the city attorney would have positioned themselves and the city for...