Is Tucson’s free transit model about to end?
Tucson City Manager Michael Ortega is recommending that the city resume charging for rides on streetcars and some buses. in memo In preparation for a discussion on free fares at the Mayor and City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 5, Ortega said, “I urge the Mayor and City Council to begin the process of resuming […]
AG sues Tucson’s HSL Properties, 8 other ap’t landlords over RealPage rent ‘price-fixing’
Arizona Attorney General Chris Mays is suing software company RealPage for violating state law by entering into “price-fixing agreements” involving at least nine residential apartment landlords in Arizona, including two in Tucson. There is. Defendants include locally-based HSL Properties, Inc.; “Why is rent so high?” Mays said on Twitter. “RealPage and landlords allegedly conspired to […]
Memories of Tucson’s Brandes School Preserved at Arizona Historical Society
Seven or eight-year-old Charles “Chuck” Goldberg (bottom left) rides in the paint leading the Brandes School squad in the Tucson Days Parade, circa 1950. (Photo courtesy of Arizona Historical Society) Brandes School alumni, their children and grandchildren will find a treasure trove of photographs and other memorabilia in the archives of the Arizona Historical Society […]
Tucson’s streets are deadly for pedestrians. Here’s what the city is doing
Tucson has some of the most dangerous roads in the US for pedestrians Last year, Tucson police recorded 95 fatal car crashes. Increased from 90 in 2020, according to state data. Of the fatalities, 29 were pedestrians, seven were bicyclists and 39 were drivers or passengers, according to data collected by the advocacy group Living […]
Tucson’s city manager announces departure
Michael Ortega will leave his position as Tucson City Manager after completing the 2024-2025 budget. Ortega, who took the job in June 2015, said he has led the city's approximately 5,000 employees “through some of the most difficult times in our region's recent history,” according to a city news release Friday. The city's budget is […]
Teen killed in crash on Tucson’s NW side
An 18-year-old boy was killed in a three-vehicle crash in northwest Tucson Wednesday night. The crash occurred at the intersection of North La Chola Boulevard and North McCarty Road, north of West McGee Road, around 7:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Pima County Sheriff's Office. There were three adults and one minor […]
Tucson’s A-10s headed to final destination as Davis-Monthan lands new special ops mission
If there’s one issue in southern Arizona that’s held near-universal bipartisan consensus for years, it’s the importance of keeping the A-10 Thunderbolt II flying over local skies. . But after more than a decade and more than a billion dollars spent on aircraft upgrades, the U.S. Air Force has been trying to retire the legendary […]
Tucson’s TV/radio sports best bets: Saturday, Aug. 5
tv set 12:30 p.m.; NBC; NASCAR Xfinity: Cabo Wabo 250 4pm; CBSSN; Montreal at Hamilton 11am; CBSSN; SFC: Texas International Fishing Tournament 5am; Golf; LPGA: Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open, Round 3 10am; CW; LIV: Round 2, The Old White at the Greenbrier 10am; Golf; PGA: Wyndham Championship, Round 3 Others are reading… Marana petting […]
Tucson’s TV/radio sports best bets: Thursday, Aug. 3
australian rules football 2:30am FS2 Richmond at Western (Friday) 6 p.m. ESPN SRX Racing Series 5:30pm CBSSN BC, Winnipeg 6am GOLF LPGA: Trust Golf Women’s Scottish Open 11am Golf PGA: Wyndham Championship 3:00 PM Golf Cone Ferry: Utah Championship 2:00 PM ESPNU Athletes Unlimited: Team Glynn vs. Team Apuzzo Others are reading… 4:30 PM ESPNU […]
Tucson’s Ward 3 get its first storm-to-shade project
Tucson, Arizona (KGUN) — green stormwater infrastructure The project will expand after the City of Tucson has approved funding for three more projects. A little over three years ago, the city started a program to channel rainwater into watersheds to grow trees and vegetation. This project will help shade the sidewalks while also beautifying the […]
