Ward 5 Tucson City Council Member Richard Fimbres was honored last week at the 80th Anniversary of Social Security Grijalva Award Luncheon, hosted by the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans. Fimbres is a Tucson native who served 32 years in the Pima County Sheriff’s Department before

Twelve Tucson companies will be the participants in Thryve Next, a 10-week business expansion mentoring program offered by Startup Tucson under a federal contract. Startup Tucson’s Thryve Next is funded through a $1.44 million, five-year contract award issued last fall by the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Scale Up America program, which is aimed at growing […]

By Ramón Valadez Pima County Supervisor, District 2 Commissioned by the U.S. Army in 1940, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is the largest military installation in Pima County. These also include the Arizona Air National Guard’s 162nd Fighter Wing at Tucson International Airport, and just across the Pinal County line is the U.S. Army Silverbell Heliport […]

The City’s Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is accepting wait list applications for public housing programs, including the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. All applications must be completed online through the application portal (link below) and will be accepted until further notice. Public notice is provided in English and Spanish and

By Vice Mayor Richard Fimbres – Ward 5 The Cherrybell Post Office community and business survey ended on June 30, and I am proud to announce that there were 1,759 responses from people and businesses from Tucson, Green Valley, Oro Valley, Sahuarita, Nogales, Bisbee and points across Southern Arizona. I want to thank everyone who […]

By Steve Kozachik | CM WARD 6 On Sunday the 21st, KGUN ran a piece reporting that a trainer out at Tucson Greyhound Park had been suspended and fined after her dog had tested positive for steroids. You may recall that the City of Tucson passed an ordinance I proposed banning the use of those […]

By Ramon Valadez Pima County Supervisor Dist. 2 Most years, the crafting of the annual Pima County budget is when we decide on our priorities for the coming year. This year, the state of Arizona inserted its priorities into our budget. Normally, the state and the county negotiate a reasonable amount the county will agree […]

By Francisco García Pima County Health Department Medical Director Spring in the desert brings warm days, cool nights and a kaleidoscope of color from our desert plants in bloom. We enjoy this time because — as desert dwellers — we know that just around the corner are the hot days of summer that begins in […]

Tucson-Mexico Sister Cities Association delivered an ambulance to the Dialysis clinic in Puerto Peñasco, Sonora. The ambulance was generously donated by Rural Metro-Southwest Ambulance. On June 19, 2015, a group of 17 Tucson-Mexico Sister Cities members made the trip to Puerto Peñasco to celebrate the delivery of the much needed ambulance to city officials. In […]

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 Michael. […]