🌱 Phoenix Election Results + 49K Breakthrough COVID Cases

Morning, neighbors! Caitlin Sievers here with a fresh copy of the Phoenix Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny. High: 86 Low: 60.

Here are the top stories today in Phoenix:

1. Maricopa County released its initial unofficial vote totals Tuesday evening after the polls closed. Those numbers showed that voters across Phoenix mostly leaned toward support for additional school funding, but in a few districts the opposite was the case. (Phoenix Patch)
2. There have been 49,962 "breakthrough" cases of COVID-19 in Arizona. Breakthrough cases happen when a person who is fully-vaccinated becomes infected. They typically happen when immunity from vaccination begins to wane and before the person receives a booster. (ABC15 Arizona)
3. Some Phoenix senior citizens helped break a Guinness World Record for the most viewers of a live-streamed bingo game. The game was streamed by Televeda, an online platform run by a Scottsdale couple that was designed to help seniors fight loneliness, a problem that has only grown during the pandemic. (Arizona's Family)
4. Zillow is one of many internet buyers that purchases homes and resells them after making cosmetic changes, with intentions on turning a profit. The company bought hundreds of homes in the Phoenix metro area but the market began to cool before Zillow sold them. The company's median listing price in the Valley is now 6 percent below what the company paid for the houses. (12news.com KPNX)

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Today in Phoenix:

• Chompie’s Celebrates Opening of New Location. (6:30 a.m.)
• Gentle Reads Book Discussion Group. (11 a.m.)
• Tour Southwest Wildlife Animal Rehabilitation Center. (11 a.m.)
• Free Marketing Interactive Webinar. (11:30 a.m.)
• What is Patriotism? with Dr. Matthew Whitaker. (5:30 p.m.)
• Yavapai Group ExComm Meeting - Sierra Club - Grand Canyon Chapter. (6 p.m.)
• JJ Grey & Mofro - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts. (7:30 p.m.)

Phoenix Patch Notebook

• Arizona Humane Society: "Meet your new best friend today at AHS! Right meow, we have more than 90 adorable kitties looking for their furever homes, and we know there's a perfect adopter out there for every one of them!" (Facebook)
• City of Phoenix: "This is streetscape art work along 107th Avenue called “Uplift.” Inspired by the area’s soaring birds, history of jet pilot training, dust devils, and dramatic forms and colors of desert plants this grove of seven tall, colorful and kinetic tree-like sculptures mark the 107th Avenue streetscape gateway to West Phoenix." (Facebook)
• City of Phoenix: "The #PHX Head Start Birth to Five Program is teaming up with local and national partners for M.A.N. C.A.V.E.: a FREE summit on innovative parenting and effective education. This two-day event is open to parents, teachers, social workers, counselors, and others who work with and care about boys." (Facebook)

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— Caitlin Sievers

About me: I'm a passionate writer and photographer who worked as a reporter and editor for various publications in the Midwest before landing in Phoenix. I have seven roommates. Four of them are cats. Contact me at caitlin.sievers@patch.com with story ideas and feedback.

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