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Tucson City Council reviews homelessness, heat efforts
Region

Tucson City Council reviews homelessness, heat efforts

The Tucson City Council reviewed regional homelessness data showing a 4% decrease in Pima County alongside a loss of 200 shelter beds, and heard updates on the city's heat response efforts.

UA debate el uso antitrans del arrepentimiento de género
El Foco de Tucson

UA debate el uso antitrans del arrepentimiento de género

Un profesor de la Universidad de Illinois sostuvo, durante una conferencia en la UA, que las políticas antitrans han instrumentalizado el concepto del arrepentimiento trans para restringir el cuidado de afirmación de género y presionar a las personas transgénero a reprimir sus emociones negativas.

BASIS Tucson North graduates its first full K-12 cohort
Schools

BASIS Tucson North graduates its first full K-12 cohort

The first class of students to attend BASIS Tucson North from kindergarten through senior year graduated this spring, marking a 13-year milestone for the high-intensity charter school.

Hobbs Vetoes Budget That Would Have Killed Rio Nuevo
Region

Hobbs Vetoes Budget That Would Have Killed Rio Nuevo

Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoed the Republican budget proposal that would have eliminated Rio Nuevo, but the fate of downtown Tucson's redevelopment program remains uncertain as budget negotiations continue with no deal in sight.

Tucson responde a posible recorte del río Colorado
El Foco de Tucson

Tucson responde a posible recorte del río Colorado

Un recorte propuesto del 77 % en el suministro de agua del río Colorado para Arizona ha puesto a las universidades y a los gestores del agua de Tucson a trabajar a contrarreloj para construir un futuro más resiliente antes de que concluyan las negociaciones federales.

'Love on the Spectrum' star, autism author headline Loft Cinema panel
Community

'Love on the Spectrum' star, autism author headline Loft Cinema panel

Autism advocates Dani Bowman and John Elder Robison joined The Loft Cinema and Intermountain Centers for Human Development for a World Autism Month screening and panel discussion of the documentary "The Reason I Jump."

UA researcher turns endometriosis diagnosis into career
Schools

UA researcher turns endometriosis diagnosis into career

University of Arizona epidemiologist Michelle Valenti spent years searching for an endometriosis diagnosis. Now she's dedicated her career to researching the condition that went undetected in her own body for years.

Tucson debate el calor mortal en reunión comunitaria
El Foco de Tucson

Tucson debate el calor mortal en reunión comunitaria

Cientos de residentes de Tucson, funcionarios de salud y líderes electos se reunieron el 31 de marzo para abordar la creciente crisis de calor extremo de la ciudad, tras registrarse la temperatura de tres dígitos más temprana de la historia de Arizona.

German restaurant fights to open in Tucson
Community

German restaurant fights to open in Tucson

A German family moved to Tucson to open a Bavarian restaurant, only to get tangled in city permits, code violations and licensing delays — and they're still waiting to serve their first customer.

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