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🔥 The situation for tenants at Spanish Trail Suites (near the burned down landmark motel) reached a crisis point after another fire and days without power. Read about it.
👉 A big story full of voices from protests all over Tucson and across the state: “I’m doing this for my kids, my grandkids and your kids.” 📣 “Do your job” 📣 “I was protesting from the beginning” 📣 “Trying to take some power back” 📣 “Protest should disrupt a little more. It should make people feel uncomfortable.” Read more and see their signs here.
🚨 A new missing person alert bill, named Emily’s Law in honor of Emily Pike, passed 57-0 and now heads to Gov. Hobbs’ desk. Read more.
🏠🏘️ The Pima County Board of Supervisors is continuing to discuss a property tax hike to pay for more affordable housing as rent and homelessness continue to rise. Read more.
Featured stories
From May Day and education rallies to anti-deportation marches, Tucsonans take to the streets for civil and human rights
“Juntos somos más! Juntos somos más!” a speaker yelled to raucous cheers at the May Day rally that started outside Josefina Ahumada Workers Center. “Workers make up the majority of […]
“This is for shíyázhí Emily Pike”: New missing person alert bill unanimously passes AZ House
A measure that would establish a new missing person alert system in Arizona was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday, advancing to Gov. Katie Hobbs for final […]
Pima County proposes raising property taxes to build more affordable housing
The Pima County Board of Supervisors is proposing a new property tax to help build more affordable housing and reduce homelessness. The goal is to raise $207 million over the […]
Tucson ampliará el horario de paga por estacionamiento en la mayoría de la zona centro
A partir del 2 de junio de 2025 la ciudad de Tucson ampliará el horario de los parquímetros en la zona de Downtown, Mercado, Main Gate y University; sin embargo, […]
Un nuevo modelo para reintroducir jaguares en el sur de Arizona
Sus nombres son: El Jefe, Sombra, Macho B, O:ṣhad Ñu:kudam. Se trata de jaguares que, en las últimas décadas, han recorrido las islas del cielo del sur de Arizona y […]
Spanish Trail residents decry unbearable living conditions after another fire
After a fire took out power at a South Tucson apartment complex last week, tenants in one of the buildings say their living situation has become unbearable. The Spanish Trail […]
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The Pima County Elections Department presented a report at the May 6 board of supervisors meeting on the transition from precinct voting to vote centers. With vote centers, anyone registered to vote in the county can go to any vote center and cast their ballot. Precinct-style voting assigns voters to specific locations. The issue is being debated in the Arizona legislature, with Republicans pushing to mandate precinct-style voting. The vote center transition cost Pima County $1.2 million, but vote centers save money in the long run, according to Constance Hargrove, director of the county’s election department. Vote centers use on-demand ballot-printing, which saves more than $500,000 per election. Vote centers also provide more access for voters, said Pima County recorder Gabriella Cázares-Kelly. Read more about the legislation here.
Help harvest heritage wheat at Mission Garden on Friday and Saturday, May 9-10 from 8-10 a.m. The garden’s tasting history program teaches how plants and people shape our home. Families are welcome to drop-in for this interactive event at the placita near the kitchen.
Handmade, decorative windsocks will adorn the Santa Cruz River as part of a new art installation from Maxie Adler, a Tucson-based muralist, textile-artist, and printmaker; and Kimi Eisele, a writer, visual artist, choreographer, and folklorist. “Landing Place,” the name of their installation, will be up through May 10. Viewers can see the windsocks from either side of the Santa Cruz River, halfway between Cushing Street and Starr Pass Boulevard.
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