AZ DAILY STAR - SEE TCFC OP-ED Published Today! Free Speech and More from TCFC
AZ DAILY STAR - SEE TCFC OP-ED Published Sunday, June 11, 2023
Thank you to the Arizona Daily Star for publishing the op-ed written by your Tucson Crime Free Coalition steering leaders. TCFC believes “visible solutions are needed for a safer community.” It is our hope that our elected leaders will begin to see substance abuse (specifically fentanyl and methamphetamine) and crime with the same urgency that TCFC and our membership does. We highlighted several solutions that we have been working on that can be implemented right away to begin creating positive outcomes.
County Prosecutor Laura Conover, Mayor Regina Romero, and Chair Adelita Grijalva for the first time, a month ago, "acknowledge and accept ownership of the single most pressing issue facing our community, the toll the fentanyl crisis is taking on our community.” Unfortunately, we are not seeing any evidence of this to date.
CLICK HERE for the TCFC Op-Ed in Arizona Daily Star
Board of Supervisors, led by Supervisor Scott, Grijalva and Heinz in partisan vote, restrict free speech at Supervisors Meeting June 6th, 2023
All Supervisors except Christy and Bronson voted to restrict speech. Supervisor Scott put forward a motion to cut Call to the Public to 1 hour and as expected they voted to restrict in a partisan vote. Thank you members for your 150 emails asking supervisors not to restrict free speech. 2 emails were in favor.
TCFC PRESENTATIONS THIS WEEK
Tucson Association of Realtors and Southern Arizona Home Builders Alliance. Special Thanks to Shawn Cote for giving TCFC the opportunity to present
GOP Legislative District 18 - Special thanks to Alan Nichols for giving TCFC the opportunity to present.
MEDIA: Listen to Josh Jacobsen, WakeUP! Tucson, Chris DeSimone Show June 9th
Josh Jacobsen talks with Chris DeSimone about TCFC and our current activities as well as a more in-depth description of what is happening on our streets!
Josh starts in HOUR 2 at timestamp 18:20
CLICK HERE: https://www.kvoi.com/onair/wakeup-tucson
The questions generated from our members for the candidates of the upcoming City of Tucson Primary Election (8/1/2023) have been sent to all candidates below that will be on the ballot.
The questions and instructions were sent to the candidates at the emails below which are their official email contacts provided by the City Elections department. TCFC sent the questions and instructions from two sources to ensure verified delivery.
The answers from the candidates will be posted in our newsletter on June 26th for you to view.
EARLY BALLOTS GO OUT JULY 5th!
Below is a list of the candidates and offices:
PRIMARY ELECTION, August 1, 2023, CANDIDATES
MAYOR
KERSCHEN, ARTHUR
LIBERTARIAN
arthur.kerschen@cox.net
ROMERO, REGINA (incumbent)
DEMOCRAT
Re-elect Regina Romero for Mayor
tucsonromero@gmail.com
WITTENBRAKER, JANET
REPUBLICAN Wittenbraker Mayor
jlwitten@asu.edu
ACKERLEY, ED
INDEPENDENT
Ackerley for Mayor
Ed@AckerleyForMayor.com
LEM, VICTORIA
REPUBLICAN
Victoria for Tucson City Council
VICTORIA@VICTORIALEM.COM
ORTEGA, MIGUEL
DEMOCRAT
Miguel Ortega for Council
ortegaforcouncil@gmail.com
SANTA CRUZ, LANE (incumbent)
DEMOCRAT
La Lane for Tucson City Council
LALANEFORTUCSON@gmail.com
WARD 2
CUNNINGHAM, PAUL (incumbent)
DEMOCRAT
Cunningham for Council
tucsoncunningham@yahoo.com
NUTT, LISA
DEMOCRAT
Lisa Nutt for Tucson Ward 2
Lisa@MakeEveryMinuteCount.com
SHACK, ERNIE
REPUBLICAN
Shack Ward 2
eshack143@hotmail.com
SPICER, M. PENDLETON
LIBERTARIAN Spicer 4 Tucson
Spicer4Tucson@gmail.com
WARD 4
KAPLOWITCH, ROSS
REPUBLICAN Kaplowitch Ward 4
Ross.Kaplowitch@yahoo.com
LEE, NIKKI (incumbent)
DEMOCRAT
Nikki for Ward 4
nikkifortucson@gmail.com
Here is the list of questions:
1. Why are you the best candidate for this office?
[Candidate Answer]
2. What are your top 3 priorities for the office you are running for?
[Candidate Answer]
3. Tucson Police staffing remains low. What strategies would you support, not limited to maintaining market wage parity, to sufficiently and more quickly grow the ranks of TPD?
[Candidate Answer]
4. Substance abuse (specifically fentanyl and methamphetamine) and crime are among the most discussed issues in our community. What strategies would you support to mitigate these issues?
[Candidate Answer]
5. Tucson’s economy still lags the state and region and is ranked among the lowest for the 11 western state metropolitan statistical areas. What strategies would you support to improve workforce development and grow higher wage job opportunities in the city?
[Candidate Answer]
Tucson residents should be very thankful that this organization is stepping up to help improve the quality of life for Tucson residents. My wife and I have visited Tucson for years and have both remarked how drugs are destroying this beautiful place. Homelessness seems like it has grown drastically due to the inflow of drugs, and the amount of people on street corners begging is shocking. For Tucson to continue to be a destination, these issues must be addressed. That is why I am in full support of TCFC and their efforts. This is a battle and it must be won for the sake of the local residents, vistors, and the people in desperate need of help. Otherwise look to LA and it is not a pretty end point.
I don’t live in the city of Tucson and everything I read and see convinces me that I don’t even want to travel south of River Rd.
Tucson is closing in rapidly on LA, NYC, SF, & Portland for nasty!
Erica join this group. Volunteer to the group. Everyone living in tucson is being affected by crime etc. Be a part of this group. Contribute. Volunteer. Get involved. Im saying prayers
https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/wyoming-supreme-court-disbars-former-laramie-county-district-attorney/article_a6184928-d303-11ed-a1a0-4bce6aaf24f8.html For failure to prosecute over 400 cases and other issues. District attorbey az has 43 million budget. Go to web site see data etc. there you can see who is in charge of each division. Lets ask person in charge of the crimminal division how is it that the fries on Old Spanish Trail was robbed with a gun on a Friday the person was taken into custody on a Friday and then Sunday was at the Target across the street from the Fry’s causing problems? How can this be? I’m saying prayers
Starting to see hate mail and derision thrown back at the volunteers at TCFC – even here.
It’s evidence that you are gaining traction when haters come after you, especially asymmetrically.
Keep the faith and stay the course. We all benefit.
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