Yesterday (March 13, 2025,) after a long battle with cancer, Arizona Congressional Representative Raul Grijalva passed away. Since the announcement of the representative’s passing, tributes from leading Arizona Democrats and Progressive Activist groups have been flooding in. Below are some of them: Governor Katie Hobbs: “I am devastated by the loss of Representative Raúl Grijalva … Read more
Prop. 413 on the General Election City of Tucson ballot would increase salaries of the Mayor & Council members. Here’s info from City of Tucson: https://www.tucsonaz.gov/Government/Proposition-413 “If approved by voters, Proposition 413 would adjust the annual current salary of the Mayor and the Council Members, effective Dec. 4, 2023: • The Mayor’s current salary of … Read more
Just received email from PCDP: “New address 2302 E Speedway (Blvd.), Suite 106 Tucson, AZ 85719 520-833-0733″ Sometime last month the PCDP moved to a new office at 2302 E. Speedway Blvd., Suite 106. Didn’t receive any notice of the opening but fellow B4AZ blogger Larry Bodine, Chair of LD 18 wrote up about the … Read more
The Democratic primaries for Tucson City Council are coming up on August 3, 2021 in Wards 3 and 6. The primaries are in the wards only, not citywide till the General Election on November 2, 2021. Running in Ward 3 open seat are Kevin Dahl, conservation activist and Juan Padres, businessman. Juan ran before against … Read more
Has it been over a year? The Pima County Democratic Party headquarters closed sometime last Spring 2020, due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive Director Cat Ripley resigned in the summer to run for PCC Governing Board District 1 (which she won), then Josh Polacheck took over as Interim. Now there is … Read more