Crowd estimate today at Catalina High School, 3645 E. Pima St. in Tucson, AZ was 20,000 plus, per speaker U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I) of Vermont. He brought Democrats Congresswoman AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of NY) and Congressman Greg Casar of Texas with him on his speaking tour. View the youtube video here, which already has … Read more
The League of Women Voters of Greater Tucson hosted several candidate forums for all candidates running for Pima County Board of Supervisors, Districts 1 to 5. All Districts are contested for the General Election in November. Here’s the links to the forums: District 1 and 3 (August 31 at PCC Downtown): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZPIo4t3BKM — D 1 … Read more
The Pima County Board of Supervisors met today in their regular meeting and voted to appoint Dr.Sylvia Lee to serve on the Board with them, representing District 3. Long term Supervisor Sharon Bronson resigned on Nov. 21, 2023 due to a recent fall & injuries. She had been first elected in 1996, re-elected 2000, 2004, … Read more
Three term LD 20 House Rep. Andres Cano, a Democrat, resigned his seat on July 4, 2023 to pursue a Master’s degree at Harvard. Former District 5 Pima Couny Supervisor Betty Villegas was appointed today by the Pima County Board of Supervisors to finish up that term. Board Chair Adelita Grijalva made the nomination motion, … Read more
Tucson Unified School District Governing Board President Adelita Grijalva is not running for re-election on their School Board after serving 5 terms (20 years). Featured photo is of Adelita, who was elected to the Pima County Board of Supervisors for District 5 in 2020. Also not running for re-election after one term is educator Leila … Read more