Year: 2019

Ronstadt Transit Center redevelopment

Ronstadt Center Remake on Transit & City Council Agendas this Week

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What would Tucson do without smart activists with tenacity and good computer skills? I recently received an update on the Ronstadt Transit Center redevelopment project– complete with drawings and a project timeline– not from the City of Tucson but from a local transit watchdog who has been following transit-related decisions for years.

Ronstadt Transit Center
Remember the entrance to the Ronstadt with the brick arch and the clock? That will be another hotel, according to the drawings.

The redevelopment of the Ronstadt Transit Center will be on both the Transit Task Force agenda for Monday, October 7, 2019 and on the Mayor and Council Agenda for Thursday, October 10, 2019.

  • Transit Task Force agenda, drawings and a Ronstadt Center redevelopment timeline can be found here. This link also includes minutes from the transit group’s September meeting (very interesting).
  • Mayor and Council agenda here. Ronstadt redevelopment is dead last on a long agenda. Thursday looks like another long day for the Mayor and Council and those of us who follow them. There are multiple agendas and addenda here.

More background and links below the fold.

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First Monday in October: SCOTUS expected to take a hard turn right in the culture wars

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“The Enemy of The People,” Senate Majority Leader “Moscow Mitch” McConnell, may be on the verge of realizing his years-long abuse of power in stacking the federal courts with right-wing ideologues who will deny overwhelming popular support for reforms and acts of Congress passed by their elected representatives, in the same way that conservative Supreme … Read more

Arizona Daily Star endorses all Democratic candidates for General Election 2019

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In today’s Arizona Daily Star, their editorial board on page A6 endorsed all Democrats for the upcoming General Election on Nov. 5, 2019: Regina Romero (Ward 1 Councilmember) for Mayor (open seat): https://tucson.com/opinion/local/star-opinion-regina-romero-is-best-choice-for-tucson-mayor/article_0608a199-6dec-5e89-9d9e-28aa8254d07f.html Councilman Paul Cunningham for re-election to Ward 2 Council: https://tucson.com/opinion/local/star-opinion-paul-cunningham-our-pick-to-return-to-tucson/article_93881d47-2898-5bf7-9338-c3c21ef70b08.html Dr. Lane Santa Cruz for Ward 1 Council (open seat): https://tucson.com/opinion/local/star-opinion-lane-santa-cruz-for-tucson-city-council-ward/article_3aefc445-b220-5b1d-9968-f7a12c0dcb7f.html Nikki … Read more

Political Calendar: Week of October 6, 2019

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The Political Calendar is posted on Sundays. Please send us notice of your political events prior to the Sunday before your event 7 days would be most helpful). See the calendar icon in the right-hand column of the blog page for easy access to the calendar. Send notices of your events to blogforarizona@gmail.com. Note: For … Read more