Tucson Mayor & Council invest an additional $5.5M in Tucson’s recovery: grants for small business and non-profits, assistance for workers & families Mayor Romero, Vice Mayor Cunnningham, and Council Member Santa Cruz released the following statement after the Tucson Mayor
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TUCSON CITY COUNCIL APPROVES MILLIONS FOR SMALL BUSINESS AND COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE– The Mayor and Tucson City Council yesterday, May 5, approved $5.5 million in funding for Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s We Are One/Somos Uno Resiliency Fund. The money will be distributed as grants, with $3 million earmarked to assist individuals and families, $2 million for […]
Seniors in the Sunnyside Unified School District and across the country are spending their last months of high school in quarantine and regrettably, they will not get to participate in the many events that traditionally culminate the high school experience. We wish the Class of 2020 much health, success and happiness, and remember: this too […]
The Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona has moved its food distribution location in Tucson to Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium, 2500 E. Ajo Way, and is reducing its distribution hours starting today, May 5, to allow for faster and more efficient pickup. Food distribution at the stadium will be held from 7-10 a.m. every Tuesday […]
Starting this Friday, May 8, Arizona residents can once again get haircuts and visit salons that have been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey made the announcement yesterday, May 4, while also saying that starting Monday, May 11, you can once again eat inside many of your favorite restaurants. All businesses that […]
During the press conference on Monday, May 4, Governor Ducey said that Arizona “is heading in the right direction.” Reopening plans for beauty salons announced At the press conference, Governor Ducey provided information on when salons, barbershops, and restaurants can resume operations, on a day when nonessential businesses can reopen in Arizona to a limited
TUCSON OFFICIALS DISCUSSING HOW TO SPEND $95M IN FEDERAL FUNDS– The City of Tucson recently was awarded $95 million in funding from the federal CARES act to overcome deficits caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Spending that money has to be strategic, since the funds can only be used for coronavirus-related expenses, not for revenue-replacement. Some […]
Scientists from the University of Turin recommend taking vitamin D to combat the coronavirus pandemic. The study by the professors of Geriatrics, Giancarlo Isaia and Histology, Enzo Medico, was presented to the members of the Turin Academy of Medicine, who considered the first results as “very interesting”. The document looks at the possible causes of […]
To protect the health and safety of the community during the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Tucson is continuing closures and other changes to City services until May 15, in line with Arizona Gov. Ducey’s Stay and Home, “Stay Healthy, Stay Connected” Executive Order extension. Tucson Mayor Regina Romero later issued her own Proclamation for
Good afternoon, Tucson. I’m Mayor Regina Romero here with your Thursday updates. Yesterday, Governor Ducey issued an Executive Order extending Arizona’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy, Stay Connected Executive Order until May 15, 2020, with some modifications. The order also allows certain businesses to begin partial operations starting next week. As eager as I am to
