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1<div class="bg-rules" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="bg-stains" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="bg-grain" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="scrolling-receipt" aria-hidden="true"></div><div class="relative z-10 flex min-h-screen flex-col"><a class="skip-link" href="#case-files">Skip to topics</a><header class="reading-hero mx-auto w-full max-w-6xl px-4 sm:px-6"><p class="eyebrow">Phoenix City Council · District 8</p><h1 class="reading-title">Kesha Hodge Washington<br/><span class="text-overdue">Votes & record.</span></h1><nav aria-label="Page sections" class="reading-nav"><a class="btn" href="#case-files">Browse topics</a><a href="#statement">Itemized statement</a><a href="#source-notes">Source notes</a></nav></header><main><section id="statement" class="readable-statement relative pt-4 pb-12 sm:pb-16" aria-labelledby="statement-heading"><div class="mx-auto max-w-5xl px-4 sm:px-6"><div class="mb-7 flex flex-col items-start gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between sm:gap-6"><div><p class="eyebrow">Itemized statement</p><h2 id="statement-heading" class="h-display mt-2 text-4xl text-[#14181f] sm:text-5xl">The Hodge Washington <span class="text-overdue italic">Tab</span>.</h2><p class="sans mt-3 max-w-2xl text-base text-[#14181f]/80 sm:text-lg">Taxes, fees, and rate increases at a glance. Estimated costs vary by household and usage.</p></div><span class="mono text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.22em] text-[#14181f]/55">Statement no.<!-- --> <span class="text-civic">D8 / 26 / 001</span></span></div><div class="invoice" style="opacity:0;transform:translateY(24px)"><div class="px-5 pt-6 pb-3 sm:px-7"><div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-between gap-2"><div><p class="mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.28em] text-[#14181f]/60">Billed To</p><p class="serif mt-1 text-2xl leading-none text-[#14181f]">Every working family in District 8</p></div><div class="text-right"><p class="mono text-[10px] uppercase tracking-[0.28em] text-[#14181f]/60">Authorized By</p><p class="serif mt-1 text-2xl leading-none text-overdue">Vice Mayor Hodge Washington</p></div></div></div><div class="px-2 sm:px-3"><div class="invoice-line"><div class="desc"><h3>Water & wastewater</h3><p class="date">06/28/2023</p><details class="statement-detail"><summary>Details & sources</summary><p>Water rate +26% / Wastewater +20% / Stormwater Excise Tax +$0.25</p><p>Vote: 7-2 YES (Waring, O'Brien No) · Phase 3 final hike March 2025 · Water allowance reduced for 90% of households</p><p><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-file-text mr-1 inline h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M15 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7Z"></path><path d="M14 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4"></path><path d="M10 9H8"></path><path d="M16 13H8"></path><path d="M16 17H8"></path></svg>KJZZ; Foothills Focus; phoenix.gov/waterservices</p></details></div><div class="statement-cost"><p class="amt">+$120</p><p class="unit">more per year (estimate)</p></div></div><div class="invoice-line"><div class="desc"><h3>Property-tax-backed bonds</h3><p class="date">11/07/2023</p><details class="statement-detail"><summary>Details & sources</summary><p>Phoenix GO Bond â property-tax-backed debt package</p><p>She personally chaired the outreach campaign. Secondary-property-tax debt service through ~2045.</p><p><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-file-text mr-1 inline h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M15 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7Z"></path><path d="M14 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4"></path><path d="M10 9H8"></path><path d="M16 13H8"></path><path d="M16 17H8"></path></svg>AZ Big Media (Nov 2023); Phoenix Bond Election results</p></details></div><div class="statement-cost"><p class="amt">20 years</p><p class="unit">debt term, not an annual charge</p></div></div><div class="invoice-line"><div class="desc"><h3>New-home development fees</h3><p class="date">04/09/2025</p>
1<details class="statement-detail"><summary>Details & sources</summary><p>Development Impact Fees & Water Resources Acquisition Fees increased</p><p>Vote: Unanimous YES · Effective June 23, 2025 · Passed through to every Laveen new-build closing</p><p><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-file-text mr-1 inline h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M15 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7Z"></path><path d="M14 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4"></path><path d="M10 9H8"></path><path d="M16 13H8"></path><path d="M16 17H8"></path></svg>phoenix.gov â2025 Development Impact Fee Update</p></details></div><div class="statement-cost"><p class="amt">Varies</p><p class="unit">cost depends on the development</p></div></div><div class="invoice-line"><div class="desc"><h3>Sales tax</h3><p class="date">03/18/2025</p><details class="statement-detail"><summary>Details & sources</summary><p>Sales-tax (TPT) rate 2.3% â 2.8% â +22% rate hike</p><p>Vote: 8-1 YES (Waring No) · Ord. G-7369 / File 25-0189 · First general-fund TPT hike since 1986</p><p><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-file-text mr-1 inline h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M15 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7Z"></path><path d="M14 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4"></path><path d="M10 9H8"></path><path d="M16 13H8"></path><path d="M16 17H8"></path></svg>Phoenix Legistar 25-0189; AZ Central; FOX 10</p></details></div><div class="statement-cost"><p class="amt">+$200</p><p class="unit">more per year (estimate)</p></div></div><div class="invoice-line"><div class="desc"><h3>Airport taxi minimum fare</h3><p class="date">06/04/2025</p><details class="statement-detail"><summary>Details & sources</summary><p>Sky Harbor taxi fares â first hike since 2012</p><p>Min fare $15 â $18; per-mile $2.30 â $2.60; traffic-delay $23 â $36/hr (+57%)</p><p><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-file-text mr-1 inline h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M15 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7Z"></path><path d="M14 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4"></path><path d="M10 9H8"></path><path d="M16 13H8"></path><path d="M16 17H8"></path></svg>AZ Central (June 5, 2025)</p></details></div><div class="statement-cost"><p class="amt">+$3</p><p class="unit">more on the minimum fare</p></div></div><div class="invoice-line"><div class="desc"><h3>Property tax</h3><p class="date">07/02/2025</p><details class="statement-detail"><summary>Details & sources</summary><p>FY 2025-26 Property-Tax Levy Ordinance</p><p>Primary property-tax revenue +$7.3M / +3.4% on rising valuations · Truth-in-Taxation hearing required</p><p><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-file-text mr-1 inline h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M15 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7Z"></path><path d="M14 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4"></path><path d="M10 9H8"></path><path d="M16 13H8"></path><path d="M16 17H8"></path></svg>Phoenix Budget; FY 2025-26 levy ordinance</p></details></div><div class="statement-cost"><p class="amt">+$30â80</p><p class="unit">more per year (estimate)</p></div></div><div class="invoice-line"><div class="desc"><h3>Trash collection</h3><p class="date">04/22/2026</p><details class="statement-detail"><summary>Details & sources</summary><p>Solid Waste (trash) rate +$14 over 3 years â +37.5% hike</p><p>Vote: 8-1 YES (Waring No) · Auto 5%/yr inflation escalator through July 2033</p><p><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-file-text mr-1 inline h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true"><path d="M15 2H6a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v16a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h12a2 2 0 0 0 2-2V7Z"></path><path d="M14 2v4a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h4"></path><path d="M10 9H8"></path><path d="M16 13H8"></path><path d="M16 17H8"></path></svg>Phoenix.gov; FOX 10 Phoenix (April 22, 2026)</p></details></div><div class="statement-cost"><p class="amt">+$168</p><p class="unit">more per year at full phase-in</p></div></div></div><div class="invoice-total"><div><p class="label">Estimated Annual Total</p><p class="sans mt-1 text-xs text-[#14181f]/65">Household estimate, not a uniform bill</p></div><p class="amt">$400â$600 / yr</p></div></div><p class="mono mt-5 text-[11px] uppercase tracking-[0.18em] text-[#14181f]/55">Estimates based on Phoenix City Councilâs own per-household impact statements, the Phoenix Water Services Department rate schedule, the FY 2025-26 budget book, and contemporary AZ Central / AZ Family broadcast estimates of the sales-tax impact.</p></div></section><section id="case-files" tabindex="-1" class="relative pb-12"><div class="mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 sm:px-6"><div class="mb-8 flex flex-col items-start gap-2 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between sm:gap-6"><div><h2 class="h-display text-3xl text-[#14181f] sm:text-4xl">Browse the record</h2><p class="sans mt-3 max-w-2xl text-xl text-[#14181f]">Browse Kesha's record of higher taxes, hurting workers, and standing with corporations over people.</p></div><span class="sans text-base text-[#14181f]">13<!-- --> topics</span></div><div class="grid grid-cols-1 items-start gap-6 lg:grid-cols-2"><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-trash-rate-hike"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">04/22/26</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->01</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/trash-rate-hike.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill overdue">ADOPTED</span><span class="pill">SOLID WASTE RATE â APR 22, 2026</span></div><h3 id="topic-trash-rate-hike" class="case-title mt-3">Raised Your Trash Bill 37.5% â Four Days Ago.</h3>
1<details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Raised Your Trash Bill 37.5% â Four Days Ago.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">On April 22, 2026 â just days ago â Vice Mayor Kesha Hodge Washington voted YES on an 8-1 council vote to raise Phoenix's monthly residential trash rate from $37.32 to $51.32 over three years. A 37.5% rate hike. Plus automatic 5%-per-year escalators through 2033 â with no future vote required. Only Councilman Jim Waring voted no.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Raised Your Trash Bill 37.5% â Four Days Ago.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">Phoenix.gov newsroom âSolid Waste Rate Approved by City Councilâ (April 22, 2026); FOX 10 Phoenix (April 22, 2026); Ahwatukee.com.</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-tpt-sales-tax"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">03/18/25</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->02</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/tpt-sales-tax.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill overdue">ADOPTED</span><span class="pill">ORDINANCE G-7369 / FILE 25-0189</span></div><h3 id="topic-tpt-sales-tax" class="case-title mt-3">22% Sales-Tax Hike. On a Tuesday.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->22% Sales-Tax Hike. On a Tuesday.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">On March 18, 2025, Hodge Washington voted YES on Ordinance G-7369 â raising the Phoenix Transaction Privilege Tax (sales tax) from 2.3% to 2.8%. That's a 22% increase in the rate, $249 million in new taxes per year, and the first general-fund sales-tax increase in Phoenix since 1986. She called it a âtrifecta of circumstances.â Councilman Jim Waring was the only no vote.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->22% Sales-Tax Hike. On a Tuesday.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">Phoenix Legistar File #25-0189; FOX 10 Phoenix (March 18, 2025); AZ Central (March 20, 2025); AZ Family (March 19, 2025 broadcast).</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-water-wastewater-hike"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">06/28/23</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->03</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/water-wastewater-hike.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill overdue">ADOPTED</span><span class="pill">PHX WATER RATE ORDINANCE â JUN 28, 2023</span></div><h3 id="topic-water-wastewater-hike" class="case-title mt-3">Water +26%. Wastewater +20%. Stormwater Tax Too.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Water +26%. Wastewater +20%. Stormwater Tax Too.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">Just 72 days into her first term â on June 28, 2023 â she cast her very first rate-hike vote. A 7-2 YES on water rates up 26%, wastewater up 20%, and a new $0.25/month Stormwater Excise Tax. The council also reduced your monthly water allowance so 90% of households would pay an overage. Her defense? âWe are now dealing with the consequences of prior leadership.â</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>
1View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Water +26%. Wastewater +20%. Stormwater Tax Too.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">KJZZ (June 29, 2023); Foothills Focus (July 11, 2023); Ahwatukee (April 2024); phoenix.gov/waterservices proposed-rates.</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-the-zone"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">07/10/23</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->04</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/the-zone.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill overdue">COURT-ORDERED</span><span class="pill">BROWN v. CITY OF PHOENIX (CV2022-010439)</span></div><h3 id="topic-the-zone" class="case-title mt-3">A Judge Had to Order Her Council to Clean Up The Zone.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->A Judge Had to Order Her Council to Clean Up The Zone.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">Twelve weeks into Hodge Washington's term, Maricopa County Superior Court had to order the City of Phoenix to clean up âThe Zoneâ â a 7-block homeless encampment the Council had allowed to grow to 1,000 people. A judge set a July 10, 2023 deadline. A year later she told KJZZ: âwe pride ourselves in cleaning up The Zone.â She took the credit for work a judge forced them to do.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->A Judge Had to Order Her Council to Clean Up The Zone.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">Maricopa County Superior Court (March 27, 2023 ruling / July 10, 2023 deadline); ABC15 (June 2023); KJZZ (Feb 2024).</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-gallego-vote"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">01/07/26</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->05</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/gallego-vote.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill civic">TABULATED</span><span class="pill">COUNCIL VOTE TABULATION</span></div><h3 id="topic-gallego-vote" class="case-title mt-3">Zero No Votes on Mayor Gallego's Agenda.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Zero No Votes on Mayor Gallego's Agenda.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">Kate Gallego personally endorsed Hodge Washington over incumbent Carlos Garcia in 2023. Since then, Hodge Washington has cast ZERO recorded No votes on any substantive Gallego-priority item. Every budget. Every tax hike. Every downtown subsidy. Every MOU. Then on January 7, 2026, her council colleagues made her Vice Mayor. She is the second-most-visible person in City Hall â and she has never once said no.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Zero No Votes on Mayor Gallego's Agenda.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">Phoenix Legistar vote action details 2023-2026; Phoenix.gov press releases; AZ Central âWho is Kesha Hodge Washingtonâ (March 20, 2023).</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-plea-60-million"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">05/15/24</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->06</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/plea-60-million.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill overdue">ADOPTED</span><span class="pill">UNIT 4 (PLEA) MOU â MAY 15, 2024</span></div><h3 id="topic-plea-60-million" class="case-title mt-3">Voted YES on a $60 Million Police-Union Raise.</h3>
1<details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Voted YES on a $60 Million Police-Union Raise.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">On May 15, 2024, Hodge Washington voted 7-2 YES on the 2024-2026 PLEA MOU â delivering $60 million in raises to the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association over two years. Meanwhile, PPD has a 600-officer staffing shortage and has overspent its billion-dollar budget by $5 million every year three years running. She funded the union. She did not hire the officers.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Voted YES on a $60 Million Police-Union Raise.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">AZ Central (May 14, 2024); ABC15 (May 15, 2024); Phoenix Legistar (Unit 4 MOU 2024â2026). 2026-2028 MOU pending on April 22, 2026 formal agenda.</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-doj-consent-decree"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">06/13/24</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->07</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/doj-consent-decree.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill civic">CITED</span><span class="pill">JOINT STATEMENT TO AG GARLAND (JUN 13, 2024)</span></div><h3 id="topic-doj-consent-decree" class="case-title mt-3">Said DOJ Reform Was a âBroken Model.â</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Said DOJ Reform Was a âBroken Model.â</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">On June 13, 2024, the day the Department of Justice released its 126-page report documenting excessive force, racial discrimination, and rights violations against the homeless at PPD, Hodge Washington co-signed a letter to AG Merrick Garland rejecting the consent decree. She called it a âbroken model.â Then, four months earlier, she had pitched a progressive debate crowd on paying police misconduct settlements out of officer pensions. Which Kesha is real?</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Said DOJ Reform Was a âBroken Model.â</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">KJZZ and AZ Family joint-statement coverage (June 13, 2024); Phoenix New Times (Sept 24, 2024); AZ Central pre-runoff debate coverage (March 20, 2023).</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-lawyer-moonlighting"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">ONGOING</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->08</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/lawyer-moonlighting.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill civic">CITED</span><span class="pill">US VIRGIN ISLANDS BAR DIRECTORY</span></div><h3 id="topic-lawyer-moonlighting" class="case-title mt-3">Still Billing Private Clients at Her Law Firm.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Still Billing Private Clients at Her Law Firm.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">While serving as Vice Mayor of Phoenix, Hodge Washington remains listed on the Arizona and Virgin Islands Bar rolls as a practicing commercial, civil, and real-estate litigation attorney at Ball Santin & McLeran PLC. She votes on every zoning change, every GPLET abatement, every development subsidy. Phoenix District 8 is paying for a councilwoman who still has a day job â and a private client list the public has never seen.</p></details>
1<details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Still Billing Private Clients at Her Law Firm.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">U.S. Virgin Islands Bar Association member directory (usvibar.org/members/?id=26508557); LinkedIn; Arizona State Bar membership.</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-downtown-developer-subsidy"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">GROUNDBREAK</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->09</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/downtown-developer-subsidy.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill civic">PASSED</span><span class="pill">THE MORELAND â DOWNTOWN PHOENIX</span></div><h3 id="topic-downtown-developer-subsidy" class="case-title mt-3">$18 Million of Your Taxes â to a Chicago Developer.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->$18 Million of Your Taxes â to a Chicago Developer.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">âHousing is the bedrock of human stability,â Hodge Washington said at The Moreland groundbreaking. The Moreland is a $137M, 237-unit apartment project in downtown Phoenix. Phoenix taxpayers chipped in at least $18M of Phase I funding to Chicago-based Brinshore Development, stacked on top of LIHTC tax credits and CVS Health ESG money. Meanwhile D8 families pay 22% more in sales tax and 37.5% more for trash pickup. The subsidy flows downtown. The bill comes to Laveen.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->$18 Million of Your Taxes â to a Chicago Developer.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">Phoenix.gov newsroom âPhoenix Breaks Ground on The Morelandâ; 12News; Downtown Phoenix Inc profile (dtphx.org).</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-trifecta-quote"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">02/25/25</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->10</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/trifecta-quote.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill civic">CITED</span><span class="pill">AZ FAMILY (MAR 18, 2025 BROADCAST)</span></div><h3 id="topic-trifecta-quote" class="case-title mt-3">She Called the Sales Tax a âTrifecta.â</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->She Called the Sales Tax a âTrifecta.â</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">At the February 25, 2025 Phoenix City Council policy session, Hodge Washington defended the 22% TPT increase with this quote: âIt is primarily due to what I call a trifecta of circumstances. It is what we have seen with state action, what we have seen with inflation, and what we have seen as an increase in demand for the quality services that we provide.â Three excuses. One vote. You pay the bill.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->She Called the Sales Tax a âTrifecta.â</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">AZ Family âPhoenix City Council approves raising the sales taxâ (March 19, 2025); video of Feb 25, 2025 policy session.</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-consequences-quote"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">01/31/23</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->11</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/consequences-quote.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill civic">CITED</span><span class="pill">AZ CENTRAL (FEB 10, 2023)</span></div><h3 id="topic-consequences-quote" class="case-title mt-3">âI Believe in Consequencesâ â For You, Not Her.</h3>
1<details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->âI Believe in Consequencesâ â For You, Not Her.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">At a Greater Green Gables neighborhood meeting on January 31, 2023, Hodge Washington told homeowners: âI believe in consequences⦠at a certain point, if they continue to refuse, now they're making a choice.â Three years later, she's Vice Mayor. Phoenix spent $140 million on homelessness. The Zone came back in pieces all over District 8. And the consequences? Still on you.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->âI Believe in Consequencesâ â For You, Not Her.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">AZ Central âKesha Hodge Washington wants to represent District 8â (Feb 10, 2023).</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-impact-fee-tax"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">04/09/25</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->12</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/impact-fee-tax.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill overdue">ADOPTED</span><span class="pill">2025 DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE UPDATE</span></div><h3 id="topic-impact-fee-tax" class="case-title mt-3">Raised the Fees on Every New Home Built in Phoenix.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Raised the Fees on Every New Home Built in Phoenix.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">On April 9, 2025, the Phoenix City Council unanimously approved higher Development Impact Fees and Water Resources Acquisition Fees â effective June 23, 2025. The new fees get passed straight through to every working family trying to buy their first Laveen home. Hodge Washington voted yes. Every first-time homebuyer in District 8 is paying her new tax at closing.</p></details><details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Raised the Fees on Every New Home Built in Phoenix.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">Phoenix.gov â2025 Development Impact Fee Updateâ; Council action April 9, 2025 (unanimous).</p></details></div></article><article class="case-card reading-card" aria-labelledby="topic-taxi-fare-hike"><div class="date-stamp"><span class="label">Record date</span><span class="date">06/04/25</span></div><div class="line-no">No. <!-- -->13</div><figure><div class="case-img"><img src="/cards/taxi-fare-hike.png" alt="" loading="lazy"/></div><figcaption class="border-b border-black/20 bg-white px-5 py-3 text-base leading-relaxed text-black sm:px-6"><strong>AI-generated illustration.</strong> This image was generated by artificial intelligence and does not depict an actual event.</figcaption></figure><div class="relative px-5 pt-5 pb-6 sm:px-6"><div class="case-meta"><span class="pill overdue">ADOPTED</span><span class="pill">SKY HARBOR TAXI FARE ORDINANCE (JUN 4, 2025)</span></div><h3 id="topic-taxi-fare-hike" class="case-title mt-3">Your Sky Harbor Taxi Costs $3 More â Every Ride.</h3><details class="topic-disclosure mt-5"><summary>Read details<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Your Sky Harbor Taxi Costs $3 More â Every Ride.</span></summary><p class="case-blurb mt-3">On June 4, 2025, the Phoenix City Council â Hodge Washington included â approved the first Sky Harbor taxi-fare hike since 2012. Minimum fare up $3. Downtown flat rate up $3. First mile up $2. Traffic-delay charge up 57%. Who pays? The overnight airport workers, the seniors who can't navigate the Sky Train, the disabled travelers, the service economy. Everyone who keeps Phoenix running.</p></details>
1<details class="topic-disclosure"><summary>View sources<span class="sr-only">: <!-- -->Your Sky Harbor Taxi Costs $3 More â Every Ride.</span></summary><p class="case-source mt-3">AZ Central âPhoenix airport raises taxi faresâ (June 5, 2025); Phoenix City Council action June 4, 2025.</p></details></div></article></div></div></section><div class="reading-reference mx-auto max-w-6xl px-4 sm:px-6"><details id="source-notes" class="reference-disclosure"><summary>View all source notes</summary><section id="sources" class="relative py-20"><div class="mx-auto max-w-4xl px-4 sm:px-6"><p class="eyebrow">Footnotes</p><h2 class="h-display mt-2 text-3xl text-[#14181f] sm:text-5xl">We donât need to make anything up.</h2><p class="sans mt-4 max-w-3xl text-base text-[#14181f]/85 sm:text-lg">Every claim on this page is tied to a Phoenix Legistar file number, an official Phoenix City Clerk meeting document, a phoenix.gov press release, or a published Arizona news article. The receipts, line by line:</p><ol class="footnotes-list mt-8"><li><span><strong class="serif text-[15px] text-[#14181f]">Raised Your Trash Bill 37.5% â Four Days Ago.</strong> <span class="text-[#14181f]/55">â <!-- -->SOLID WASTE RATE â APR 22, 2026<!-- --> (<!-- -->ADOPTED<!-- -->)</span><br/><span class="text-[#14181f]/75">Phoenix.gov newsroom âSolid Waste Rate Approved by City Councilâ (April 22, 2026); FOX 10 Phoenix (April 22, 2026); Ahwatukee.com.</span></span></li><li><span><strong class="serif text-[15px] text-[#14181f]">22% Sales-Tax Hike. On a Tuesday.</strong> <span class="text-[#14181f]/55">â <!-- -->ORDINANCE G-7369 / FILE 25-0189<!-- --> (<!-- -->ADOPTED<!-- -->)</span><br/><span class="text-[#14181f]/75">Phoenix Legistar File #25-0189; FOX 10 Phoenix (March 18, 2025); AZ Central (March 20, 2025); AZ Family (March 19, 2025 broadcast).</span></span></li><li><span><strong class="serif text-[15px] text-[#14181f]">Water +26%. Wastewater +20%. Stormwater Tax Too.</strong> <span class="text-[#14181f]/55">â <!-- -->PHX WATER RATE ORDINANCE â JUN 28, 2023<!-- --> (<!-- -->ADOPTED<!-- -->)</span><br/><span class="text-[#14181f]/75">KJZZ (June 29, 2023); Foothills Focus (July 11, 2023); Ahwatukee (April 2024); phoenix.gov/waterservices proposed-rates.</span></span></li><li><span><strong class="serif text-[15px] text-[#14181f]">A Judge Had to Order Her Council to Clean Up The Zone.</strong> <span class="text-[#14181f]/55">â <!-- -->BROWN v. 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