“We integrate refugees into Arizona and fight food waste. Iskashitaa Refugee Network creates opportunities to integrate UN refugees into the Southern Arizona community while educating the public and strengthening the local food system, reducing local food waste, and increasing food security. “ Next monthly Ishkashitaa food preservation workshop is in August, on the 8th of August, … Read more
Only two contested Democratic races in the City of Tucson Council races held today August 1, 2023. Here’s the first unofficial votes posted on the City of Tucson Election Dept. website: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Departments/Clerks/Elections/Primary-Election Ward 1 Council Miguel Ortega 2589 Lane Santa Cruz, incumbent 4423 Ward 2 Council Paul Cunningham, incumbent 6331 Lisa Nutt 1891 Congratulations to … Read more
Read the indictment here. Indictment as annotated by the NYT’s Savage and Goldman here.
Better late than never. The 2022/23 Arizona Legislative Session has finally ended. Sine Die is here. Fortunately, it ended with, after much deal-making with Republicans who detested light rail in the Phoenix area, the bipartisan passage (with mostly Democratic votes) of the headline bill designed to refer Proposition 400, the measure that will fund various … Read more
An inexplicable digital oddity hit my doom-scrolling radar this week: SaveCFSD.org. With the subtlety of a sledgehammer to a watermelon, this site is supposedly the brainchild of a mysterious cabal of educational illusionists dubbed The Center for Excellence in Public Schools. Sounds less like a bona fide academic think tank than a Klandestine Koffee Klatch … Read more