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A boost for affordable housing, a new library and an ongoing investigation into sheriff’s department: 3 things to know from Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting - AZ Luminaria

3 days ago | azluminaria.org | Carolina Cuellar

Reporters John Washington and Yana Kunichoff contributed to this article. From approving a new downtown library site purchase to passing a new $250 million affordable housing proposal and revisiting a high-profile internal investigation, the Pima County Board of Supervisors tackled a packed agenda at their latest Tuesday meeting. We broke down the three major developments into summaries.
Voluntarios de Tucson reviven arroyo oculto al cortar caña invasora en Tanque Verde

4 days ago | azluminaria.org | Carolina Cuellar

George Lippold corta el tallo leñoso con su machete en un campo escondido cerca de un vecindario de Tanque Verde. A pesar de la fresca mañana, ya está sudando con su camisa azul de manga larga. “¿Ves todo este crecimiento? Tenemos que deshacernos de él”, dijo, sin dejar de trabajar. Lippold, residente local, es voluntario con Sky Island Alliance para eliminar la invasiva Arundo donax, o caña gigante, de una pequeña zona tipo barranco en su vecindario.
Pima County plans downtown library move with Wells Fargo building purchase

1 week ago | azluminaria.org | Carolina Cuellar

The Pima County Board of Supervisors is set to vote Tuesday on a contract to purchase the Wells Fargo building in downtown Tucson for $6.2 million to serve as the new main library branch. The bank is located at Alameda Street, across Stone Avenue from the aging Joel D. Valdez Main Library.
Vecinos salvando a vecinos: Planes de energía de emergencia ayudan a los residentes de casas móviles en Arizona

1 week ago | azluminaria.org | Yana Kunichoff

Durante las 29 horas que el parque de casas móviles de Kath Noble en Mesa estuvo sin electricidad en julio de 2023, ella vio las muchas maneras en que sus vecinos eran vulnerables. El calor dentro de sus casas móviles se disparó, lo cual fue especialmente peligroso para los residentes con tanques de oxígeno. Algunas personas no tenían acceso a automóviles para ir a lugares más frescos.
Tucson volunteers revive hidden stream by chopping invasive reed in Tanque Verde

1 week ago | azluminaria.org | Carolina Cuellar

George Lippold hacks away at the woody stalk with his machete in a tucked away field near a Tanque Verde neighborhood. Despite the cool early morning, he has already worked up a sweat in his blue long-sleeve shirt. “You see all this growth? We have to get rid of it,” he says, not pausing as he works. Lippold, a local resident, volunteers with the Sky Island Alliance to remove the invasive Arundo donax, or giant reed, from a small ravine-like area in his neighborhood.
Preocupaciones sobre etiqueta de “fugitivo” se plantearon en ceremonia de firma del proyecto de ley de Hobbs nombrada en honor a Emily Pike

1 week ago | azluminaria.org | Chelsea Curtis

Durante la ceremonia de firma de la “Ley de Emily” el miércoles por parte de la gobernadora Katie Hobbs, un funcionario del Departamento de Seguridad Pública de Arizona confirmó que la nueva Alerta Turquesa (Turquoise Alert, en inglés) no cubrirá a los fugitivos. Eso excluye a niños como la propia homónima de la ley, Emily Pike, una adolescente de 14 años de la Tribu Apache de San Carlos que fue etiquetada como fugitiva antes de ser encontrada brutalmente asesinada en febrero.
A new hypersonic missile manufacturer considers Southern Arizona for expansion

1 week ago | azluminaria.org | John Washington

A new company developing hypersonic missiles is considering setting up shop in Southern Arizona. While not yet publicly announced, Sen. Mark Kelly, the Arizona Commerce Authority, and Pima County’s Department of Economic Development have all been working to lure an upstart aerospace defense company to Pima County. The company, Castelion Corporation, was founded in 2022, and is based in California.
Neighbors saving neighbors: Emergency power plans help Arizona mobile home residents

2 weeks ago | azluminaria.org | Yana Kunichoff

In the 29 hours that Kath Noble’s mobile home park in Mesa was without power in July of 2023, she saw the many ways her neighbors were vulnerable. The heat inside their mobile homes skyrocketed, which was especially dangerous for residents on oxygen tanks. Some people didn’t have access to cars to go to cooler places. And a resident walking around the park in the dark to check on a neighbor’s freezer took a fall that put him in the hospital for two days.
Runaway label concerns raised at bill signing ceremony for alert law named to honor Emily Pike

2 weeks ago | azluminaria.org | Chelsea Curtis

During Gov. Katie Hobbs’ ceremonial signing of “Emily’s Law” on Wednesday, an Arizona Department of Public Safety official confirmed the new Turquoise Alert will not cover runaways. That excludes children like the law’s own namesake, Emily Pike, a San Carlos Apache 14-year-old who was labeled a runaway before she was found brutally murdered in February.
“Los bancos de alimentos encontrarán la manera”: los recortes a AmeriCorps tienen impactos de gran alcance en Tucson y el estado

2 weeks ago | azluminaria.org | John Washington

“Cumpliré con mi deber por América”. Así comienza el juramento de AmeriCorps — que continúa: “para hacer a nuestro pueblo más seguro, más inteligente y más saludable. Reuniré a los estadounidenses para fortalecer nuestras comunidades”. Todo eso es mucho más difícil de lograr ahora que el programa federal de voluntariado ha sufrido un recorte presupuestal por parte del Departamento de Eficiencia Gubernamental, o DOGE por sus siglas en inglés.