by Carolyn Classen, blogger “Please join us for an update from Pima County by Chair and Pima Supervisor District 1, Rex Scott on Nov. 3 at noon via Zoom. We will be discussing recent County business, including a detailed discussion of the Project Blue data center proposal. You Must Register in Advance for this Event: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/bfXNUax0Q_meiwvMR7OLdQ Pima County … Read more
by Carolyn Classen, blogger “Project Blue is a proposed billion-dollar economic development initiative that could bring multiple data centers to the Greater Tucson region. Its proposed location is west of Houghton Road, north of the Pima County Fairgrounds. This project raises questions about water usage, energy demands, long-term community benefit, and transparency. Pima County has published this FAQ … Read more
If you thought Arizona had learned anything from our state’s last water scandal, think again. Pima County just sold off 290 acres of public land near the Fairgrounds for a $3.6 billion data center project. Yep, in a 3–2 vote on June 17, the Board of Supervisors approved a deal with Project Blue, a San … Read more
Former Pima County Supervisor Adelita Grijalva wants to continue working on the progressive legacy of her late father, Representative Raul Grijalva, as his successor in Congress, representing the people of Arizona’s Seventh Congressional District. A person with twenty years of public service in her own right as a school board member for Tucson Unified and … Read more
District 5 Supervisor Adelita Grijalva resigned on April 4, 2025 to run for the CD 7 Congressional seat vacated by the death on March 13 of her father Raul Grijalva. He had served 22 years in that seat, and died from lung cancer at age 77. His daughter had followed in his footsteps to serve … Read more