This month brings a new City Manager to City Hall. Martha Durkin, who has served as Interim City Manager since August of last year, returns to her position of Deputy City Manager. Michael Ortega takes over as City Manager July 1. I’d like to take a moment both to thank Martha and to welcome

Welcome to your new position as Postmaster General. I am writing regarding your recent decision to consolidate the Tucson Processing & Distribution Center at Cherrybell and strongly urge you to reconsider. This proposed consolidation has caused widespread concern in our region because of the negative economic impact to the State of Arizona. The Tucson Postal […]

By Steve Kozachik Ward 6 Last summer, at the height of which Border Patrol and ICE were dropping off migrant families at the Greyhound station, I teamed up with dozens of volunteers and faith based groups to form a coordinated response to the needs we saw. I’ve shared in previous editions of Arizona Bilingual how […]

TUCSON, DC – Congressman Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) released the following statement today after the U.S. Postal Service changed the planned July 11, 2015 shutdown of the Processing and Distribution Center in Tucson/Cherrybell to a “To Be Determined” status. “I welcome news that the Cherrybell Processing and Distribution Center will likely not shut down in July, […]

With a 300-year tradition of vineyards, orchards and livestock ranching, and centuries of Native American agriculture before that, the production and preparation of food has long been an important part of life in Tucson. Commission on Food Security, Heritage and Economy Recently, local residents, including Community Food Bank staff and City of Tucson employees, recommended

Supervisors call for 2015 County Bond Election Voters will be asked to decide on 7 bond propositions PIMA COUNTY – The Pima County Board of Supervisors Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve placing 7 bond propositions before voters Nov. 3. District 1 Supervisor Ally Miller voted no. Combined, the propositions total $815million, however voters will be […]

The Mayor and Tucson City Council yesterday got their first look at the City Manager’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2016. The $1.368 billion Recommended Budget presented by City Manager Martha Durkin is an increase of $103 million from the current fiscal budget. The City is counting on using $3.2 million from the Stabilization Fund, […]

By Tucson Vice Mayor Richard Fimbres (Ward 5) On Monday, April 20, at the City of Tucson Ward 5 Council Offices. Congresswoman Martha McSally and I co-hosted a roundtable discussion about the future of the Cherrybell post office and processing center and its impact to our economy and community. More than 40 people were present […]

The recent desecration of the Tucson Fox Theatre and other downtown buildings by graffiti vandals, or taggers, infuriates everyone who takes pride in our city and our downtown. The Fox, in particular, represents countless hours of effort on the part of Tucsonans to restore the building to its former glory. When vandals attack targets like […]