I don’t usually blog about national policy issues, but this one is too big and too ignored for me to resist. It’s also a classic illustration of how multinational corporations and their shills in Congress operate to obtain massive handouts from taxpayers, and convince us it’s an urgent national need.
If you haven’t yet heard of [...]

I attended the 8th annual Wingspan fundraising dinner on Saturday night along with more than 1100 other people who together raised almost a quarter-million dollars for LGBT support services. The place was full of bright, passionate, loving people of all sexual orientations enjoying each other’s company in the heart of a town that welcomes lesbians, [...]

Yesterday, despite prodigious get-out-the-vote efforts on the part of our cadre of indescribably dedicated volunteers, only 14% of eligible Ward 6 voters cast a ballot. 35% of those who did, voted for me, and I am humbled by their support. Their votes were truly votes coming from a place of hope, and we will build [...]

The campaign finance reports are in through 8/24/05, and Fred Ronstadt’s Foothills money is still flowing in.
Most of Fred’s contributors can’t vote in the City, but they certainly do open their wallets to help their candidate do their bidding:
Out of Fred’s 272 total contributors, only 30 individuals live in Ward 6!
72% of his contributors live [...]

Ward 6 incumbent Republican Fred Ronstadt announced last year that he was not taking part in the City Clean Elections program in order to “save taxpayers’ money”. (The real reason was to rake in unlimited private cash while undercutting campaign finance reform, but that’s another story.)
The Star reports today that Fred seems to love to [...]

Wow! What an unforgettable evening. On Saturday, August 13, nearly 300 people came out to support the Farley campaign, connect with one another, and set out a progressive agenda for Tucson’s future using their left and right brains.
The spirit in the room was electric. People from 9 months to 95 years old, from all different [...]

There’s been a lot of talk from my Democratic opponent that I’m a good progressive, but that she is somehow more likely to beat Fred Ronstadt in the general election. It’s time to confront that issue directly. Who really is more able to beat Fred in November?
Nina Trasoff says she is more electable because last [...]

Payday loan operations prey on the poor and keep them in poverty. There’s no other way of looking at it. You know the places… they’re on almost every streetcorner on the southside, westside, and near Davis-Monthan, preying on working families and underpaid airmen who need a little help to get by until the next paycheck. [...]

I’ve served for the last seven months on the Citizens’ Advisory Committee of the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), a body of 35 people from across the region, representing many different interests & backgrounds. All of us are dedicated to creating a regional transportation plan which can fix current problems, set a tone for the future, [...]