In early August, the utility company, Arizona Public Service (APS) abandoned their commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050. They also want to raise rates by 14 percent. Fast forward to this last week and there are two more developments, spurred on in part by encouragement from science denying MAGA allies in Washington D.C. and … Read more
Apparently in their zeal to make their bonus quotas, Trump’s ICE-Gestapo Secret Police officials are reportedly masquerading as Utility Workers from Tucson Electric Power driving in neighborhoods with unmarked vehicles to gain access to households of suspected illegal immigrants, without warrants. Democratic State House Members led by Assistant Leader Nancy Gutierrez issued a joint statement … Read more
City of Tucson Elections Dept. has posted the special election results for today, May 16 on Prop. 412 re: TEP franchise agreement and surcharges: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/clerks/election-results Yes 28,084 45% No 34,612 55% So this proposition has been defeated, unless there are a large # of provisional ballots yet to be counted, which may … Read more
I’ll be voting NO on Prop 412, and I hope to persuade you to do the same. I don’t oppose it because it tries to bolster Tucson’s sustainability – I support that goal. I don’t oppose it because I have an unrealistic view of what we can accomplish policy-wise in a franchise agreement – I … Read more
November 10, 2021, was another good day in Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s efforts to steer Tucson toward a cleaner, greener, and sustainable future. Mayor Romero announced that Tucson Electric Power has donated $100,000 towards the Tucson Million Trees Initiative, the program designed to plant one million trees in the city area by 2030. The goals … Read more