Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman has apologized for writing a letter asking a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to go easy on a convict who killed a Tempe teen while driving drunk.

The financial support of developers that fueled Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman's past political fortunes may be at risk amid accusations from his estranged wife that he physically abused her for years.

Mayor Steve Berman and one of his opponents, ex-Councilman David Petersen, filed nominating petitions for March's town ballot Monday, the first day they could do so.

Valley Business Owners (and Concerned Citizens), a nonprofit group that's pushed referendums in Mesa and Gilbert, says it's not associated with an ongoing drive to recall Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman.

Gilbert election officials have fined the political committee pushing to recall Mayor Steve Berman for violating state campaign finance laws.

Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman has written a letter to a Maricopa County Superior Court judge asking him to go easy on a man convicted of killing a Tempe teen while driving drunk.

Email to District 22 Republican PCs from Steve Johnson

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge has withdrawn the order of protection against Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman that was sought by his estranged wife in July.

The chairman of a political committee formed to push a recall of Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman has filed a complaint with the town charging the mayor with violating state campaign finance laws.

Gilbert Mayor Steven Berman has been given back his cache of guns and ammunition just weeks after a court commissioner decided he was too volatile to possess the weapons.

The political winds have shifted for Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman, which could compel him to work harder to win re-election and give voters a more complete airing of the town’s issues and concerns before the upcoming election.

The head of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce objects to his words being used in a campaign mailer sent out by Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman. In an October 2006 Tribune story, Mesa chamber CEO and President Charles Deaton said of a local group, Valley Business Owners (and Concerned Citizens): "I would call it an extremist group (that) works the most extreme issues."

Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman took a major league hit last month at the grand opening of the Big League Dreams sports complex.

Arizona’s primary election may indicate the tea party is losing some of its influence, public opinion experts said after Tuesday’s vote.

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December 9, 2004

Familiar names and a contentious mayoral race rematch will mark the ballot in Gilbert’s March 8 primary election.

The news on Monday that Gilbert Mayor Steve Berman had sent a letter to Mesa United Way inquiring about the feasibility of joining forces is welcome news for East Valley leaders working for more effective use of human services dollars.

Voters in Gilbert and Apache Junction sent some pretty clear messages about what they want for their communities by filing the majority of seats for mayor and local councils in Tuesday’s primaries instead of sending a number of the candidates on to a May runoff election.

Anonymous donor helps cancer victim avoid foreclosure

Evelyn Lyles no longer faces losing her home to a Gilbert homeowners’ association, but the furor sparked by her case still lingers and her biggest battle may loom ahead.

A Gilbert residents committee on Monday turned in signatures for a referendum opposing a town water ordinance — a day before the Town Council plans to reconsider the ordinance.

A Gilbert residents committee on Monday turned in signatures for a referendum opposing a town water ordinance — a day before the Town Council plans to reconsider the ordinance.

February 11, 2005