Tucson Mayor Regina Romero and the Pima County Health Department are urging people to wear masks when around others in public during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not necessarily for your protection, but to keep others safe. People can spread COVID-19 before they ever show symptoms, or even if
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Tucson’s Reid Park Zoo remains closed due to COVID-19 concerns, but management is planning a way to reopen once it’s safe enough to do so. Part of the planning process is a community survey (link below) to see what will make people feel safe about returning. The short survey asks Zoo visitors how they feel […]
Good afternoon, Tucson. I’m Mayor Regina Romero here with your Monday updates. We have extended the local emergency declaration through June 8th to align with Governor Ducey’s new executive order ” and with the Pima County Board of Supervisors’ guidelines to safely operate restaurants, bars, resorts, gyms, and other facilities. The
Tumamoc Hill will reopen to walkers next Monday, May 25, Memorial Day, more than two months after it was closed because of COVID-19 concerns. When it reopens, Tumamoc will have a tightened set of guidelines for those who use it. Group sizes will be limited to three, and walkers will be expected to stay at […]
RESOURCES AVAILABLE: Arizona Corporation Commissioner Lea Marquez Peterson Urges Customers to Contact Utilities During COVID-19 REMOTELY FROM TUCSON — Arizona Corporation Commissioner Lea Marquez Petersonis urging Arizona residents to contact their utilities as soon as possible to learn about the resources and options that are available to them to help keep their
The community Food Bank of southern Arizona is assisting everyone in the community by relieving hunger. Their mission is to serve by feeding the hungry today, and building a healthy hunger-free tomorrow. They have relocated from their original address of 3003 S. Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ 85713 to the Kino Stadium where they provide food, […]
Tucson Parks and Recreation facilities, recreation centers, pools, and splash pads will remain closed at this time while the Mayor and Council work with the City Manager and departmental leadership to complete a phased City-wide reopening plan. This plan is being developed in careful consideration to protect public health and comply with the associated published […]
As state and local jurisdictions prepare to allow businesses to re-open, Tucson Water officials urge owners and tenants of buildings that have remain closed for the past several weeks to exercise caution and take some simple steps to ensure continued health and safety of employees and customers. Water held within private plumbing lines over extended […]
A new report from Moody’s Analytics examines the potential to recover from coronavirus among the top 100 metro areas in the U.S. Tucson joins Denver, Washington D.C., and San Jose, Calif., on the list of top ten cities poised to make a quick recovery from the current crisis. “The most dynamic recoveries may well bypass […]
Today, Governor Ducey’s Executive Order allows restaurants and coffee shops to resume dine-in services with suggested physical distancing measures. I have expressed my disappointment with this decision as local data and guidance from the Pima County Health Department does not support us resuming our regular activities. I applaud all of the Arizona businesses that are […]



















