Hey look!, Phoenix tops a list of cities!

Essentially, sprawl is a sure killer of whatever bohemian character a city might have. A big car-dependent city like Phoenix has very little in the way of a bohemian culture, and I suspect this is largely due to the car dependency of that city. All the neighborhoods are partitioned off by big four-lane roads and freeways.

Cities with more organic zoning codes – and especially historic districts in many towns which were built before modern zoning codes took effect – tend to be much more bohemian and interesting.

I’d definitely give Phoenix a spot in the top-ten least bohemian cities in America.

(emphasis added) /yaa


Los Lobos is taking a pass on AZ:

Los Lobos has canceled its June 10 performance at the Talking Stick Resort on the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community in Scottsdale as a boycott statement in response to the new anti-immigration law.

“We support the boycott of Arizona,” the Grammy Award-winning band said in a prepared statement. “The new law will inevitably lead to unfair racial profiling and possible abuse of people who just happen to look Latino. As a result, in good conscience, we could not see ourselves performing in Arizona.”

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Looks like Russell Pearce isn’t a fan of Bruce Springsteen: ‘Born in the U.S.A.’ not enough

With Senate Bill 1070, state Sen. Russell Pearce and his supporters went after illegal immigrants. Next, they’re going after babies.

Pearce plans to introduce legislation in Arizona that would deny birth certificates to children born here to non-citizen parents.

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They are citizens of the country of their mother,“ he said. "That’s why they are called in some cases ‘jackpot babies’ or ‘anchor babies.’”

Still, Pearce’s belief is not how the Constitution has been interpreted – so far.

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