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🪐 UA researchers say the solution to data centers’ massive water and energy demands may be to build them in space, where solar power and cooler temperatures could do the work without draining local resources. Read more about it.
🚫 A night sleeping in a Tucson wash can now mean losing your belongings, facing criminal trespass charges, and risking jail time. Learn more about how the city’s new camping ban works in practice. Léelo en español también.
📣 Teachers at BASIS Tucson North, unionized this week, aiming to improve pay, reduce burnout and secure more student services. Read the story.
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Data centers in space? UA researchers say it may be the answer to environmental concerns
Data centers are notorious for their massive water and energy use. That’s partly why the Tucson City Council voted against moving ahead with the mammoth Project Blue data center. But […]
Sleeping in a wash, facing criminal trespass: How Tucson’s new camping ban works in practice
It is 7 a.m. in late May and the Arizona summer is heating up when Dwayne Moore hears people speaking outside his tent. Moore peeks his head out: standing outside […]
Durmiendo en cauces, enfrentando cargos por allanamiento: cómo funciona en la práctica la nueva prohibición de acampar en Tucson
Son las 7 a.m. en Arizona, mayo está por finalizar y el verano empieza a calentar cuando Dwayne Moore escucha a personas hablando afuera de su tienda. Moore asoma la […]
“There’s nothing really as powerful as a worker advocating for themselves,” BASIS teacher says as new charter union blazes a trail
As his future began to take shape, Duncan Sohn Hasman knew two things: He wanted to be a teacher. And after seven years in food service, he saw the realities […]
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Sample whiskey while learning about the history of water rights in the American West at “Whiskey is for Drinking, Water is for Fighting Over,” an event by the Arizona State Museum, 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Whiskey del Bac, 2106 N Forbes Blvd. in Tucson. Details and RSVP.
Sign up to volunteer at Cyclovia Tucson, on Sunday, Oct. 26. Bike, skate, walk, run and just hang out in the neighborhoods of Dunbar Spring, Bronx Park, Barrio Blue Moon, Old Pascua and Pima Community College Downtown Campus. As part of the global “open streets” movement, Cyclovia Tucson is a free event for all humans.
The Tucson Meet Yourself folk festival is looking for volunteers to be part of the beloved and long-running folklife festival. The festival will take place Oct. 17-19 and volunteers will be asked to greet guests, support performers or hand out maps at welcome stations. Shifts will be about 4.5 hours, and volunteers will get a free t-shirt and $10 food voucher. Learn more here.
The next Tucson City Council meetings are planned for Tuesday, Sept. 9. See meeting details, agendas and livestream info.
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