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🏫 Teachers and staff at Pueblo High School told the TUSD Governing Board their principal has fostered a culture of sexism and preferential treatment — now a formal review is underway. Read more. | Lee en español.
🚴 Loop users told the Pima County Board of Supervisors what they want from Tucson’s trail system: more shade, water stations, restrooms, better signage, and clearer protocols for homeless encampments — along with possible e-bike regulations. Lee más en español | Read more in English.
🚌 Tucson City Council approved a $2.15 million transit safety plan — ambassadors, police patrols — as Sun Tran drivers threaten to strike over safety. Read more. | Lee en español.
🔥 A bill from Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego to study cross-boundary wildfire prevention passed the Senate unanimously and heads to President Trump. Read more.
📷 La fotógrafa Gabriela Campos es la primera ganadora de la Beca Visual Nick Oza, con la que documentará el papel de las mujeres en la cultura lowrider del suroeste. Lee más en español | Read more in English.
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Leadership review underway at Pueblo High after staff complaints
Pueblo High School is the focus of a culture and climate report being compiled in the Tucson Unified School District after some staff detailed a culture of sexism, preferential treatment […]
Se lleva a cabo una revisión del liderazgo en Pueblo High tras quejas del personal
La Escuela Preparatoria Pueblo es objeto de un informe sobre cultura y clima laboral que está siendo elaborado dentro del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tucson (TUSD), después de que algunos […]
What Loop users in Tucson want: More safety, shade, water stations and signage
The safety of Loop users, along with the need for more shade to combat Tucson’s extreme heat, access to drinking water, restrooms, better protocols for addressing homeless encampments, signage and […]
Lo que quieren los usuarios del Loop en Tucson: más seguridad, sombra, estaciones de agua y señalización
La seguridad de los usuarios del Loop, junto con la necesidad de más sombra para enfrentar el calor extremo de Tucson, acceso a agua potable, baños, mejores protocolos para atender […]
Tucson approves transit ambassador program and more police patrols amid Sun Tran strike threat
As Sun Tran drivers threaten to strike over safety, the Tucson City Council approved funding Tuesday for a new transit ambassador program and increased police patrols, the first year of […]
Tucson aprueba programa de embajadores de tránsito y más patrullajes ante amenaza de huelga de Sun Tran
Mientras los conductores de Sun Tran amenazan con irse a huelga por preocupaciones relacionadas con la seguridad, el Concejo Municipal de Tucson aprobó el martes financiamiento para un nuevo programa […]
Una cámara, confianza y tiempo: honrando el legado de Nick Oza, fotoperiodista de zonas fronterizas
Gabriela Campos tiene la sonrisa amplia y la mirada curiosa de los fotógrafos que saben ver a las personas, no solo mirarlas. En su forma de acercarse y escuchar hay […]
A camera, trust and time: Honoring the legacy of borderlands photojournalist Nick Oza
Gabriela Campos has the wide smile and curious gaze of photographers who know how to see people, not just look at them. In the way she approaches and listens, there […]
Senate unanimously passes Gallego wildfire bill; measure heads to president
The U.S. Senate unanimously passed legislation Wednesday introduced by Senator Ruben Gallego that would study how federal rules help or hinder wildfire prevention across jurisdictional boundaries — sending the bill […]
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The U.S. Department of Justice and Department of the Interior filed a condemnation action Friday to transfer more than 45,000 acres of Arizona state trust land to the federal government to be held in trust for the Hopi Tribe. The transfer, which will occur after the Hopi Tribe deposits $8.4 million in estimated compensation with a federal court, is the second in a series of actions expected to bring more than 270,000 acres into unified tribal ownership under the Navajo-Hopi Land Dispute Settlement Act of 1996. Federal, tribal and state officials said the transfer advances long-standing commitments to the Hopi Tribe and will support economic development, ranching operations and tribal self-governance. Read more.
Arizona women’s basketball coach Becky Burke responded Wednesday to hateful comments that followed her social media announcement that she and her wife, Savannah, are expecting a daughter in December. Burke said she would not let “hate win” and vowed to continue living authentically after receiving negative reactions from some people offended by the same-sex couple’s pregnancy announcement.
A federal jury convicted Rene Ortiz, 56, of Casa Grande on charges related to threatening to kill President Donald Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris, federal prosecutors said. Authorities said Ortiz delivered a written threat to a federal courthouse in Phoenix on Election Day 2024, outlining plans to shoot whichever candidate won the presidential election. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 1 in U.S. District Court.
Tucson is the fourth deadliest metro area in the nation for pedestrians, a striking statistic that shows the costs of Tucson’s roadway design in human lives. That statistic is according to the 2026 Dangerous by Design report, a project by Smart Growth America, a D.C-based nonprofit advocating for equitable growth policies. It takes political will and reallocating space, and often slowing down, roadways to make streets safer for pedestrians, said the study’s authors, but there is often little political will. Last year, Tucson was the third deadliest metro area in the nation for pedestrians.
Northern Arizona University is conducting an LGBTQ+ aging research study to learn about this community’s experience with health care providers and community support spaces. The survey takes about 25-30 minutes to complete. Take the survey here.
Tucson will begin charging to swim laps at city pools starting Sept. 1, one part of a series of new fines and fees that city officials say are being implemented to better align with the actual cost of running the services. Other changes include a new fee for youth sports teams to use park fields and an increase in adult fee rental costs, both set to begin July 1. Learn more here.
Poet Ofelia Zepeda will offer a free reading Saturday, June 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Mission Garden. Enjoy the sunset and cooler garden temperatures in the space just west of the Santa Cruz River. Zepeda is a University of Arizona regents’ professor of linguistics and a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation.
Make family mealtimes fun with a conversation about feeding young children including tips and tricks for picky eaters and more on Saturday, June 13 at 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. at Playformance, 119 E. Toole Ave. The session is free but registration is required. Limited childcare is available for $10 and babies in arms are free.
The Drawing Studio will host its annual Juneteenth Art Expo from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, June 19, at 2760 N. Tucson Blvd. The free event is part of a monthlong celebration honoring Juneteenth through art, culture and community programming.
The Tucson Juneteenth Festival is Saturday, June 20, at the Kino Sports Complex. The festival features entertainment, vendors, family activities, and cultural experiences. Details.
Arizona State University researchers found that heat from Phoenix-area data centers can raise temperatures in nearby downwind neighborhoods by as much as 4 degrees. Researchers said the findings highlight a growing urban heat concern as data center capacity expands, and they hope to work with industry and policymakers on solutions such as improved cooling designs and green space buffers.
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