Good morning, Mesa.

Cockpit Close-Up, a free Halloween event for families and kids in costume, will take place 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct.

31 at a historic World War II hangar at Falcon Field Airport on 4626 E. Fighter Aces Drive; participants can explore the hangar and trick-or-treat with City departments and airport businesses.

A new hotel at Gallery Park in southeast Mesa is now open after a Monday ribbon-cutting ceremony led by city officials, Hilton, and VIVO Development Partners.

The dual-brand Tempo by Hilton Gallery Park and Homewood Suites Phoenix/Mesa Airport offers new lodging options.

ASU's play Anthropocene — a bold physical theater piece on consumption and climate change — debuts in Paris at UNESCO’s MOST Climate Summit this week.

It will use strong visuals and a multi-role cast to highlight historical themes from the Silk Road to fast fashion.

Labor economist Teresa Ghilarducci at ASU’s Center for Work and Democracy is leading the State of Working Arizona project, which finds that Arizona’s indexed minimum wage helps low-income workers (though worker rights remain weak).

The study shows low union presence despite wages that lift many above poverty.

Mesa’s economic and urban transformation offices won three Golden Prospector Awards from the Arizona Association for Economic Development for Deal of the Year, Multimedia Promotion, and Program/Processes, honoring a deal with Hadrian, Inc. and the Better Life Mesa Campaign.

Researchers from the University of Washington published a study on Sept.

28 showing that snow-measurement tools produce estimates ranging from less than to five times Lake Mead's volume, plus the improved near-term models now help water managers plan reservoir supplies.

Amazon pledged $20 million to fund water conservation in Arizona & California as part of a two-year, $100 million plan to improve irrigation efficiency and support the Colorado River.

The initiative will upgrade irrigation methods with a northern Arizona tribe.

The central Mesa reuse pipeline has been named APWA’s Arizona Chapter Project of the Year for its innovative $75 million project that boosts water resilience.

The project includes 10.5 miles of 36-inch pipeline and a new booster pump station that exchanges reclaimed water with the Gila River Indian Community.

The remnants of Hurricane Polo are forecast to bring inches of rain to Mesa later this week as it moves east across the Southwest.

Residents should be alert for potential flash flooding in vulnerable areas + follow local advisories.

With rain falling yesterday and more expected this week, the City of Mesa urged residents to pick up sandbags (available at multiple city locations) and secure loose items as it prepared for storm impacts.

The City reminded people to keep phones charged and avoid flooded roadways while watching official updates.

Mesa public health officials urge residents to get updated flu and COVID-19 shots before the end of October as respiratory virus season nears.

Vaccination helps reduce severe illness and slows the spread among vulnerable groups.

Mesa’s single-family home market saw 34.8% fewer pending sales in August than last year even as closed sales increased 2.6% and homes sold faster.

Mortgage rates have climbed above 7% — a level not seen since January — which may further tighten the pipeline for new sales.