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⚖️ Karla Toledo’s immigration case was dismissed by a Tucson judge, but the 31-year-old — detained by masked federal agents at her home in May — told reporters from Arizona Luminaria and Somos Tucson she still doesn’t feel safe. Read more in English | en español.
🏠 Pima County’s new budget will make a 3-cent property tax for affordable housing permanent. Read more. | Leer más en español.
💊 A University of Arizona evaluation of Pima County’s first medically monitored sobering and recovery center found patients staying longer over time, but flagged staffing shortages and data quality issues. Read more | Leer más en español.
🌵 Gov. Katie Hobbs has now visited all 22 of Arizona’s tribal nations — Chelsea Curtis reports on what the milestone means for state-tribal relations, and what Indigenous leaders are still pressing for. Read more | Lee más en español.
🏊 The African American Museum and UA are offering free swim lessons for kids, teens, and adults this summer. Read more.
💛 After the decision to close ASDB’s Tucson campus, educators and parents moved quickly to create another option. The Tucson School for the Blind will open this August with many former ASDB students and staff. Read more.
Featured stories
“I’m still under attack:” Karla Toledo, relief and fear after case dismissed
Nationally, there are nearly 506,000 DACA holders as of last year. Nearly 19,000 are from Arizona. Many are watching federal immigration cases like Karla’s, worried they’re next.
Sigo bajo ataque: Karla Toledo, alivio y temor tras la desestimación del caso
A nivel nacional, hasta el año pasado había cerca de 506,000 beneficiarios de DACA. Unos 19,000 están en Arizona. Muchos siguen de cerca casos federales de inmigración como el de […]
Pima County will make affordable-housing tax official in new budget
Pima County needs to build more than 38,000 additional housing units over the next decade — 60% of which need to be at or below $96,100 for a family of […]
El condado de Pima oficializa un impuesto para vivienda asequible en su nuevo presupuesto
El condado de Pima necesita construir más de 38,000 unidades de vivienda adicionales durante la próxima década, de las cuales el 60% debe ser asequible para familias de cuatro personas […]
Pima County opened a first-of-its-kind opioid recovery center. Here’s what’s working — and what isn’t.
Michael Schaeter arrived at the Sobering Alternative For Recovery Center with nowhere to go. He had fled a domestic violence relationship and was homeless. Within moments of walking through the […]
Condado de Pima abre primer centro de recuperación de opioides. Seis meses después, lo que funciona y lo que no.
Michael Schaeter llegó al centro SAFR sin tener adónde ir. Había huido de una relación de violencia doméstica y se encontraba sin hogar. A los pocos momentos de cruzar la […]
“Deeply grateful to the Tribal leaders”: Arizona governor completes visits to all 22 Tribal Nations
Sharing acorn stew with tribal leaders in San Carlos. Zip lining at Grand Canyon West on Hualapai tribal land. Riding the country’s only tribally-owned mountain roller coaster at Sunrise Park […]
“Profundamente agradecida con los líderes tribales”: gobernadora de Arizona visita a las 22 naciones tribales
Compartir un guiso de bellotas con líderes tribales en San Carlos. Lanzarse en tirolesa en Grand Canyon West, en territorio tribal Hualapai. Subirse a la única montaña rusa alpina del […]
Everybody in the pool: African American Museum, UA sponsor free swim lessons
To earn her master’s degree from the University of Arizona in the early 1930s, Elgie Batteau was told she had to swim four laps in a pool. Her degree was in […]
Tucson School for the Blind opens in August, aims to fill gap after ASDB closure
From the third floor, teacher Kasey Hopper will take students who are blind or visually impaired down the stairs or use an elevator. Once out the door, out on Stone […]
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Get ready to vote! Tucson Spotlight and Arizona Luminaria are hosting a free, nonpartisan meet-and-greet with Arizona Legislative District 17 and 20 state House and Senate candidates June 10 in Tucson. The event, scheduled from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona campus, will feature small-group discussions designed to give voters a chance to speak directly with candidates about issues affecting their communities. RSVP is required.
The Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation and Tucson Queer Story will host a free community screening and discussion of an episode of the documentary series “Murdered at First Sight” from 6:30-8 p.m. June 11 at the Thornhill Lopez Center on Fourth Avenue in Tucson. The event, held during Pride Month, will honor the life of Philip Walsted and recognize LGBTQ+ individuals lost to hate crimes while highlighting the importance of preserving queer history and promoting dignity and justice.
Pima County’s Regional Flood Control District has completed construction of water harvesting basins and native plantings at a new stormwater park south of the San Xavier Mission, built in partnership with the San Xavier District of the Tohono O’odham Nation. The Wa:K Neighborhood Stormwater Park addresses chronic flooding from Campus Wash near a major intersection connecting the tribal nation to Interstate 19. The flood control district also plans new recreational amenities at the site, including an exercise area and a field for Toka, a traditional O’odham sport.
Nearly two years after Pima County launched a private security patrol on the Chuck Huckelberry Loop to address safety concerns, a new county survey shows nearly 40% of Loop users still don’t feel safe on the 137-mile trail network. A public survey released Monday drew nearly 2,000 responses and found that homeless encampments were the dominant safety concern. Respondents also said cycling speed is a significant issue. The county is now developing a Loop Improvement Plan under its One Pima Initiative and is exploring a public reporting tool that would allow users to report encampment sites and safety hazards. The Board of Supervisors has also requested budget exploration for expanded Loop enforcement in fiscal year 2028.
The planned Surprise immigration detention center will be across the street from a chemical storage site, and officials do not yet have a plan for how they would evacuate detainees if a disaster occurred. Project Salt Box covered the issue, talking to local fire officials as well as soliciting comment from the federal government.
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