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
Lots of citizens have filed statements of interest to run for various School Governing Boards in Pima County. Here’s the current list from the Pima County School Superintendent’s website: 2022 Statement of Interests – Pima County Schools – Tucson, AZ UPDATE: Filing period from June 11 to July 11, 2022 and some candidates have already … Read more
A record number of homicides in Tucson last year. Increases from 2009 to 2018 in the amount of gun deaths in Arizona, including Phoenix, Tucson, and Mesa. Seventy one percent of these gun deaths were caused by suicide. Eighty seven percent of violent deaths toward Arizona women were caused by gunshot wounds inflicted by an … Read more