L.A. programs that help drug users await fate during Trump era
Samson Tafolo’s final count read 119. For 45 minutes he wrapped a wagon filled with mini water bottles, hemp cigarettes and other hygiene products around the skidrow and handed out supplies to maintain a tally of everyone he served on his usual route. Tafolo and other leaders of the Sidewalk Project are headquartered several blocks […]
Yuma County farmworkers, ag leaders, law enforcement and elected officials await Trump border actions
Last month, farmworkers from all over Yuma County gathered in San Luis early in the morning for the annual Dia del Campesino Farmworker Health and Resources Fair. Before they boarded buses to the fields and factories of Yuma County, I asked some of them about the incoming administration and Trump’s threat to carry out mass […]
Challenges with federal oversight, staffing await Maricopa County sheriff candidates
Maricopa County voters will elect a new sheriff in November. Whoever it is will be taking over an understaffed office with nearly 1,300 vacancies. This office is the fourth largest in the country. But it has been under federal court order for more than a decade after the Justice Department found MCSO engaged in discriminatory […]
With most ballots cast, northern Arizona voters anxiously await results on Election Day
In Coconino County, election officials say nearly 50,000 ballots have already been returned by mail or drop box by Election Day. This represents about two-thirds of the county’s registered voters. Maryhill Hughes was one of the county’s early voters. She said two issues influenced her vote for Vice President Kamala Harris this year. “A woman’s […]
Lawmakers take long break – key bills await action
On July 8, 2022, the Tempe streetcar arrives at Tempe’s Apache Boulevard/Dorsey Lane station. With Gov. Katie Hobbs signing a $17.8 billion budget bill, pressure from legislators has eased, and negotiations on critical housing and transportation issues will continue soon. A month-long legislative recess. (Photo credit: Troy Hill/Cronkite News) With Gov. Katie Hobbs signing the […]
Migrants in Yuma County await their final destination
No migrants were seen at the border on Friday as their Title 42 expired and processed migrants continue their journey Somerton, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – Title 42 has officially expired and more than 140 screened immigrants will be released across Yuma County on Friday morning, according to Yuma Mayor Doug Nichols. It is said that […]
Treasures await teachers at this nonprofit | Sports
What looks like trash to the rest of the world is treasure to teachers – both literally and figuratively. At Treasures4Teachers, bins filled with waste and stench are piled on shelves. One trash can contains a bunch of used but unbroken crayons. Another has a flock of pull tabs. A hard plastic floppy disk is […]
