52% of young adults now live at home – the highest rate in 80 years
PHOENIX – More than half of young adults 18 to 29 now live at home – the highest rate since the end of the Great Depression 80 years ago – and researchers say many were motivated by the pandemic. Many families already were multigenerational before the pandemic began in March, causing widespread job losses and…
Tucson Mayor Delivers Message of Hope at State of the City Address
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero delivered a State of the City address last night providing a message of hope in the face of an unprecedented pandemic while discussing key issues such as climate change, public safety and housing. After she was sworn into the mayor’s office in December 2019, one of Romero’s first priorities was to…
Ducey Offers Help for Restaurants, Health Care but Shoots Down the Idea of Tougher Measures To Combat COVID Spread
Gov. Doug Ducey revealed a batch of new COVID-19 safety measures at a press conference today as coronavirus cases rise to higher levels than Arizona saw in its summer surge. Many healthcare workers and experts have called for increased statewide mitigation, but the measures Ducey introduced today fail to completely meet their demands. More than…
Proposition 207: What happens before recreational marijuana becomes legal in Arizona?
PHOENIX – Recreational use of marijuana will soon be legal in Arizona, thanks to Proposition 207’s easy passage, but economic and logistical hurdles remain before Arizonans will feel the effects. The measure – approved by more than 60% of voters in unofficial results from Nov. 3 – decriminalizes recreational marijuana use and possession for those 21 or…
Census: Not sure it can exclude migrants, but wants to be left to try
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said it does not know how many immigrants might be excluded from the Census under a 2019 presidential order, but it still urged the Supreme Court to overturn lower courts that blocked the proposal. That was one of the arguments raised as the court considered President Donald Trump’s order directing…
Incoming TUSD Board Members Skeptical That Schools Will Reopen for In-Class Instruction in January
Pima County’s voters elected three new board members to Tucson’s largest school district this November, bringing a variety of new faces and experiences to the school board. Of the three new board members elected to Tucson Unified School District’s Governing Board, Natalie Luna Rose was elected with 24% of the vote, Sadie Shaw with 18%…
Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Wednesday, Dec. 2: 3800 New Cases Today; Total Cases in AZ Close in on 341K; TMC CEO Warns Local Hospitals Are at or Near Capacity; Tucson City Council Enacts 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Curfew Starting Friday
With more than 3,800 new cases reported today, the number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases closed in on 341,000 as of Wednesday, Dec. 2, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Pima County, which reported 994 new cases today, has seen 41,313 of the state’s 340,979 confirmed cases. With 52 new deaths reported…
‘We hold these truths to be’ A, B or C? Citizenship test gets harder
WASHINGTON – The good news for prospective citizens is that they will soon have more time to take the civics test that has long been a critical part of the citizenship process. The bad news is that, beginning next week, the test will be twice as long. And harder. And there’s no bonus for getting…
Tucson City Council Approves 10 p.m. Curfew To Begin Friday
The Tucson City council voted to instate a citywide curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily that will go into effect Friday, Dec. 4 until Dec. 23. The council voted 6-0, amending Tucson Mayor Regina Romero’s initial proclamation to set an 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew that would have begun tonight. On Nov.…
New-look Suns come out of bubble, into spotlight
PHOENIX – After a disrupted 2019-20 season that ended in a bubble at Walt Disney World, the Phoenix Suns have undergone an offseason makeover that they hope will build on their surprising 8-0 run in Orlando that followed the COVID-19 interruption. The Suns pulled off a blockbuster trade to acquire perennial All-Star point guard Chris…
Study: 1 in 10 Maricopa County residents likely have had COVID-19
PHOENIX – The number of COVID-19 infections in Arizona’s most populous county probably is far higher than what official counts show, according to a survey that found 1 in 10 residents have likely had the novel coronavirus that causes the disease. As health experts worry about a new spike in infections, a study by the Maricopa…
Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Tuesday, Dec. 1: More Than 10K New Cases Today; Total Cases in AZ Top 337K; Tucson City Council To Vote on an 8 p.m. Curfew Today; UA Team Warns of Impending Hospital Crisis
With more than more than 10,000 new cases reported today, the number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases topped 337,000 as of Tuesday, Dec. 1, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Pima County, which reported 994 new cases today, has seen 40,803 of the state’s 337,139 confirmed cases. ADHS Director Cara Christ said…
State leaders deride daylong rehash of rejected voting irregularities
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s attorneys presented hours of rehashed claims of previously rejected voting irregularities during a daylong meeting Monday that legislative leaders called an “illegitimate” exercise meant to undermine confidence in the elections. The meeting came as state officials certified the results of the election that awarded Arizona’s 11 electoral votes to President-elect Joe…
Tucson Mayor Proposes Mandatory 8 p.m. Curfew Through Dec. 22
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 1, with the city’s council to ask them to approve a mandatory curfew as the spread of coronavirus reaches alarming levels county and statewide, she announced in a press conference today. Romero says she’ll be asking the council to consider implementing a mandatory curfew…
Secretary of State Confirms Biden’s Win in Arizona
On Monday, Nov. 30, Arizona officials certified the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election, confirming Democrat Joe Biden’s win over Republican incumbent Donald Trump. It was a close race in the Grand Canyon State, with Biden earning 49.36% of the vote, over Trump’s 49.06%, winning by a little more than 10,000 votes. This is the…
Copper rush: Opponents worry feds have fast-tracked Resolution mine OK
WASHINGTON – Activists worry that the Trump administration has fast-tracked the final environmental impact statement for the massive Resolution Copper mine, a project planned for lands near Superior that are claimed as sacred by the San Carlos Apache. Opponents became alarmed when the U.S. Forest Service’s schedules of proposed action, which said the environmental statement…
Movie Roundup: New Frank Zappa Documentary Among New Streaming Offerings at The Loft
While we didn’t have a whole lot of new theatrical movie offerings this weekend (although a new Croods movie opened nationwide), there is a most notable streaming offering now playing via The Loft’s streaming series, and other streaming platforms such as Apple TV and Amazon. Here’s a review of the new documentary, Zappa: Zappa isn’t…
UA Coronavirus Team Calls for Statewide Stay-at-Home Order as Cases Surge
Experts from the COVID-19 modeling team at the University of Arizona are calling for a shelter-in-place order, mask mandate and emergency economic relief measures statewide as coronavirus metrics increase to alarming levels. “No matter what actions are taken, Arizona will experience a hospital crisis in the coming weeks. However, if action is not immediately taken,…
Southern AZ COVID-19 AM Roundup for Monday, Nov. 30: Total cases in AZ nearing 327K; Free test centers open
With more than 800 new cases reported today, the number of Arizona’s confirmed novel coronavirus cases closed in on 327,000 as of Monday, Nov. 30, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. Pima County, which reported 46 new cases today, has seen 39,859 of the state’s 326,817 confirmed cases. With five new deaths reported…
Kelly already playing part of senator ahead of this week’s swearing-in
WASHINGTON – He won’t be Arizona’s next U.S. senator for another couple of days, but Sen.-elect Mark Kelly is already acting the part. Just days after Election Day, the Democrat was on Capitol Hill for new member orientation and conversations with sitting senators from both sides of the aisle, including Republicans Mitt Romney of Utah,…
Court Struggle: Tohono O’odham Community College Basketball Program is No More
In the western African country of Cameroon, the word “jego” means “love, greatness, riches, and favor.” In the Philippines, the name “Jego” means “energy.” But on the sprawling Tohono O’odham Nation, west of Tucson, a jego is the hot, harsh sudden wind that signals the possible arrival of a summer monsoon storm. The rain doesn’t…
Dry Run: State-Mandated Weed Testing Coming in Fits and Starts
The state’s new cannabis testing program began in November and the initial prognosis is that it’s going to take time to straighten things out, but for now there are no shortages or outrageous price increases. Limited third-party testing for medical cannabis officially began on Nov. 1, but the state is wrestling with the certification process…
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Give
Thanksgiving, for me, has usually been about gathering with family to sit down for a feast. But this is a different and weird Thanksgiving (even weirder than that one year I just stayed on the couch and watched the Twilight Zone marathon). With the skyrocketing number of COVID cases, health experts are urging us to…
Thanksgiving Spread: COVID Cases Skyrocket as Holidays Approach
With COVID cases spreading rapidly across the state and the holiday season arriving with Thanksgiving this week, Gov. Doug Ducey and Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ provided a COVID-19 update on Thursday, Nov. 19. Christ said throughout the state, there’s been a “concerning increase” in coronavirus cases, percent positivity and COVID-19…
Danehy: Tom has a Range of Emotions this Thanksgiving
As written-word clichés go, this is the time of year for the appearance of schmaltzy recountings of things for which we are thankful. But, seeing how 2020 is the WORST YEAR EVER!, the thankful list is on the thin side. • I am THANKFUL that my family is safe and healthy. I’m thankful that Joe…
City Week: Weekly Picks
Sweeten the Deal. Looking to buy an original piece of art without breaking the bank? In celebration of the holiday season, the staff at the Wilde Meyer Gallery are curating a show of their favorite works for under $1,000. These are all pieces they consider exceptional for the price. They’ll even pay your sales tax…
Workspace on Display: Zoom through Open Studio Tours Without Leaving Home
Five years ago, artist Lauri Marks Kaye was drawing outside in a downtown café when a man covered with tattoos wandered over to chat. Turned out the man had just gotten out of jail. He sat down and told her not only about his arty tattoos, but about his complicated life story in prison and…
