We’d like to welcome Mesa's newly named city manager, Chris Brady, to the East Valley and to a job that in all likelihood will be the biggest challenge of his life. He appears to be up to the challenge in every way.

LOS ANGELES - Wayne Brady is officially single again. The 35-year-old comedian has been living separately from his wife, Mandie, for four years, but the couple's divorce was just finalized this week.

New personnel rules proposed to the Mesa City Council would allow the city manager to instill citywide discipline policies — the very issue that incited a lawsuit from police unions last year.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady doesn't do mediocre.

Mesa City Manager Chris Brady will receive a 2 percent salary increase if his contract is approved at an upcoming City Council meeting, documents released Friday by the city show.

Mesa had a very Brady week. Chris Brady, the new city manager, finished his first week on the job Friday with his optimism intact about a city that will be $37 million in the hole in July unless its historically conservative voters approve at least one tax hike in May.

Mesa had a very Brady week. Chris Brady, the new city manager, finished his first week on the job Friday with his optimism intact about a city that will be $37 million in the hole in July unless its historically conservative voters approve at least one tax hike in May.

Mesa City Manager Chris Brady is earning praise from his bosses on the City Council after a year on the job, but those kind words didn’t equal much of a boost to his $187,500 annual salary.