By Michael Bryan, Larry Bodine, Pam Powers Hannley and David Gordon. First of all, if you missed it and want to recap in prose: here’s the debate transcript. Here’s the full video: Comments by Michael Bryan: If you ask me, the debate accomplished a few things: It moved forward the debate on immigration and refugees. Julian … Read more
Nearly 400 people packed into the El Rio Neighborhood Center to hear the Mayor and Council Candidate Forum on Gentrification and Affordable Housing on Saturday, June 22. This was an all-Democrat forum because of the hotly-contested Democratic primary elections coming up in August 2019. Attendees included mayoral candidates Councilwoman Regina Romero, former State Senator Steve … Read more
Out-of-state and foreign speculators are now descending on Tucson, are buying up aging houses in the west side barrio, making repairs and flipping them for much higher prices. This “gentrification” effect eliminates low-cost housing and raises rents and house prices. It also destroys the culture and heritage of a neighborhood. To the audience of 400 … Read more
Kathy Hoffman is in her sixth month as Arizona’s Superintendent of Public Instruction. In that time, she has demonstrated strong leadership towards improving Arizona’s public schools by endeavoring to make them safer, addressing the teacher shortage that plagues the state, championing increased funding for education, advocating for greater accountability, transparency, and oversight in all schools … Read more
