Good morning, Mesa.

The Mahnah Club will hold a public 73rd‑anniversary luncheon at 11 a.m. Nov.

7 at Las Sendas Golf Club to raise money for Child Crisis Arizona, A New Leaf, and Corbin’s Legacy. The volunteer group awarded 31 adult scholarships this year and has given over $500,000 in four years.

United Food Bank will expand its Mesa warehouse to add freezers, coolers, and space for perishable food as demand has risen 61% over the past three years; leaders say trucks are storing overflow while the nonprofit works with Mesa officials to secure permits before construction begins.

The Arizona Photography Alliance unveiled a new headstone for pioneering 19th-century photographer George H.

Rothrock on Monday at Mesa Cemetery after raising about $3,500 to replace his illegible marker and boost recognition of his work for local tours and archives.

Arizona utilities are racing to add capacity as a surge of proposed data centers will push the grid to expand faster than in recent history, with APS seeking bids for 8 GW by 2031 and SRP building about 2.4 GW for queued projects + regulators must decide who pays.

A national study released Oct.

26 found Phoenix's typical annual water bill is $151.83 — the third-cheapest nationally — with Tempe, Scottsdale and Chandler also low, while Gilbert's is $658.50; city leaders say rates will rise as Colorado River cutbacks force costly infrastructure projects + advanced purification plans.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes joined the FTC and 19 states in suing Dollar General on Oct.

26, saying nearly 30,000 complaints from Jan. 2023 to March 2026 show customers were charged higher checkout prices than advertised. Dollar General has paid $6 million in prior state settlements, and a Tennessee judge will decide compensation.

Maricopa County is seeing five times the average number of flu cases for late October, and health officials warn the season is already active.

Officials urge residents to get vaccinated now (it takes two weeks for the vaccine to become fully effective) and to watch for symptoms.