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New Online Scams Target Seniors – and 10 Ways to Beat Them
March 29, 2026
Cybersecurity expert Scotty Ward identified the most treacherous online and social media scams that swindlers use to rip off seniors. Ward highlighted 10 practical steps to defeat the scams. The scams are so devious that victims don’t even realize they’ve been robbed. Speaking at the UA’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute in Tucson, Ward is a
Insight Arizona Interviews Dr. Terry Lebya Ruiz, Democratic Candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction.
March 28, 2026
My podcasting partner Andrew Sheesley and I sat down in person with Dr. Ruiz to talk about her campaign to becomes Arizona’s next SPI prior to her recent ice cream social in Tucson at PCDP HQ. Please join us for a wide ranging conversation about the challenges facing public schools in Arizona in the years
Arizona Democratic House Delegation Rails Against Continuing Trump-Johnson-MAGA DHS Shutdown
March 28, 2026
With their support for continuing the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security during a time of war against a leading sponsor of global terrorism, are Donald Trump and Mike Johnson making you feel safer? The United States Senate, in a 100-0 unanimous consent procedure, passed a measure to reopen the Department of Homeland Security
Phoenix City Council Approves Tracking System for Federal Immigration Enforcement Abuses
March 27, 2026
Not wanting to go down the road of major United States cities besieged by ICE agents running rampant, like Chicago and Minneapolis, the Phoenix City Council approved the formation of the Community Transparency Initiative (CTI) on March 25, 2026. This initiative, when fully in place, would “document federal immigration enforcement activities within Phoenix and assess
Get a Justice For All Petition to put a Public Defender in Immigration Court
March 27, 2026
Scores of registered Pima County voters signed the Justice For All petition on No Kings Day on March 28. The measure aims to put a Public Defender in Immigration Court. My mother was an immigrant. Join me in standing up for all Moms, Dads, kids, and grandparents who are immigrants. We must support our neighbors,
“Let’s be Real”: Hypocrite Trump Votes By Mail
March 27, 2026
In Donald Trump’s world, there are two Americas. There is the America, populated by his corporate and Twenty First Century Fortune 500 Gilded Age seeking supporters who deserve every privilege and perk the United States has to offer, including massive tax cut benefits, environmental deregulation, and profit increases from rising oil prices. Then there is
Who’s running for AZ Legislature in LDs 17 to 21 in 2026 July Primary
March 25, 2026
AZ Sec. of State was listed the official candidates who filed nominating petitions for Arizona’s legislature for 2026. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. on March 23, 2026. https://apps.arizona.vote/electioninfo/Election/68 Here’s the list for the Primary on July 21, 2026 for Legislative Districts 17 to 21 in Southern Arizona: –LD 17 Senate (open seat), Senator
Photo Gallery of 2026 Tucson Japanese Festival
March 24, 2026
Our Southern AZ Japanese Cultural Coalition (SAJCC) hosted its 10th festival on March 21, 2026 at the Tucson Chinese Cultural Center (TCCC), 1288 W. River Rd. We started up in January 2014 as a small New Year’s mochitsuki (mochi pounding) event at Yume Japanese Gardens (now part of Tucson Botanical Gardens). Then we kept growing
