Good morning, Mesa.

Mesa Public Schools earned a district grade of B for 2025–26 while most comprehensive high schools and many elementary and junior high campuses earned A grades and seven schools received C grades.

The district will have until Nov. 16 to file appeals with the state.

Mesa College Promise welcomed 410 students for the 2026-27 year at Mesa Community College and awarded $262,174 in tuition aid; 232 are new participants, the program covers up to two years of tuition and offers advising, tutoring, iPad loans and a $250 per-semester stipend, and applications reopen in 2027.

On Oct. 28 the Mesa Planning and Zoning Board recommended the City Council rezone 35 acres at the corner of East Pecos and South Sossaman from Employment Opportunity to light industrial with a PAD overlay to allow screened outdoor storage and modify setbacks + building height for the warehouse.

Arizona shoppers should avoid eight recalled October products, including 1,584,361 pounds of Kayem meat and poultry, Mezzetta pepperoncini tied to WinCo bean dip trays, Graziers raw milk cheese for possible E. coli, multiple broccoli seed batches for salmonella, and mung beans for potential glass contamination.