Demonstrators trap federal agents in a taco restaurant parking lot in Tucson during an operation

Protesters Trap Federal Agents During Raid On Friday morning in Tucson, Arizona, a significant protest erupted outside a Mexican restaurant as protesters managed to trap federal agents in a gated parking lot while the agents executed search warrants related to a large-scale immigration and tax fraud investigation. This incident unfolded at Taco Giro, located on […]
Roxanna Valenzuela, the girlfriend of Bill de Blasio’s South Tucson mayor, seen at a rundown Arizona motel

Bill de Blasio’s Recent Situation in South Tucson SOUTH TUCSON, Ariz. — Bill de Blasio seems to have found himself in an unusual situation, staying at a basic motel adorned with “Liberate Palestine” posters in a less-than-ideal area, not far from City Hall. Mayor Roxanna Valenzuela of South Tucson, whose friends believe she may be […]
Bill de Blasio’s girlfriend revealed as married mother and South Tucson mayor, Roxanna Valenzuela

Bill de Blasio’s New Relationship It seems former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has started a new chapter in his life, or perhaps a new headline. He has been involved with Roxana Valenzuela, the mayor of South Tucson, Arizona. They’ve been together for a few weeks now, but interestingly, this relationship reportedly coincides […]
Tucson rejects $250M Amazon data center due to concerns over water and energy consumption

City Council Halts Arizona Data Center Project A proposed large data center in southern Arizona is facing significant setbacks after a city council decision on Wednesday directed staff to cease all work related to the project. Known as “Project Blue,” the data center was planned to occupy 290 acres in Pima County. Although the county’s […]
Tucson district faces a $20 million loss due to Arizona’s school choice legislation.

Tucson Unified School District Faces Enrollment Challenges The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) in Arizona is reportedly struggling financially and with student registrations following the introduction of universal school choice in the state last year. This new system has led around 4,000 students to opt for private schools or homeschooling using state vouchers. This shift […]
Cody Fire in Arizona burns 1,000 acres close to Tucson, leading to evacuations

A wildfire ignited Wednesday afternoon in Arizona, swiftly consuming 1,000 acres and prompting evacuation orders. Dubbed the Cody fire, it started around 3:30 PM local time in the Coronado National Forest, near Tucson, and rapidly spread within six hours. Residents in certain areas of Oracle were ordered to evacuate. Additional zones around Oracle and the […]
journalist 10 people Tucson rally affiliated mystery illness

About 20 people who attended a Trump rally in Tucson, Arizona last week reported mysterious symptoms after the rally, including blurred vision and facial swelling. It's still not clear what happened, but many are speculating that it may have been a chemical attack. Could the strange illnesses that afflicted attendees be the result of further […]
Tucson Isn’t Diverse Enough to Attract Big, Rich Companies

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Tucson can’t win. Although the city is 43% Latino, it isn’t diverse enough to attract big, rich companies. It will have to accept its fate of having a poverty rate twice the national average, along with a corresponding high crime rate, substandard K-12 schools, and college graduates who leave for more prosperous […]
Tucson Adopts Bars-on-Windows Policing

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Will Tucsonans finally be shaken out of their apathy? TUCSON – With its new policing policy, the City of Tucson might become the dystopia that New York City was in the 1980s. As background, I moved from Phoenix to metro New York in 1981, when the Big Apple was rotting. […]
Tucson Is the Authentic San Francisco

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes TUCSON – San Francisco and the larger Bay Area, including Silicon Valley, are collectively known as the nation’s center of progressivism, or left-liberalism. But metro Tucson deserves that reputation much more than the Bay Area. Both Tucson and San Francisco have been controlled for decades by one party, the Democrat Party. Both […]