"Tucson is NOT SAFE," Elections, Haz-Mat Cleanup by Volunteers in Santa Cruz, TCFC Collaborations on National Stage

SO MUCH THIS WEEK TO REPORT:
  • City of Tucson Mayoral election as well as Ward1, Ward2 and Ward4 council members, this November.  Ask the candidates about their views about enforcing our laws and public safety?  TCFC will continue to provide resources for asking important questions to evaluate candidates on issues of public safety.
  • Chicago Mayor Lori LIghtfoot loses re-election for not listening to the people about CRIME. 

"In analyzing how she went from “political rock star to rock bottom,” The Chicago Tribune claimed Lightfoot campaigned in 2019 by arguing crime was too high, saying she wanted Chicago to be the “safest big city in the country.”
However, crime reportedly skyrocketed on her watch. More than 800 homicides were committed in Chicago in 2021, the most in a quarter-century. The number decreased by 14 percent last year, but the homicide rate stayed nearly 40 percent higher than in 2019.

The city also reportedly experienced over 20,000 theft incidents in 2022, nearly twice as many as the previous year.

Police say that compared to 2022, crime rates have soared in the first three weeks of this year by 61 percent."

https://news.yahoo.com/lori-lightfoot-blames-chicago-election-194910147.html

  • TCFC and the Santa Monica (California) Coalition find common interests and are discussing a national expansion.

https://thesantamonicacoalition.org/videos/

  • Every week, the TCFC volunteer steering committee is investigating and discovering impediments (mostly self inflicted), the city and county are having to enforcing our laws and holding individuals accountable.  We have come to the conclusion that the only way to get back to enforcing our laws is through strong community engagement and outside pressure. Fortunately, Pima County administration is dedicated to finding solutions and is collaborating closely with TCFC. Your support matters, please continue spreading the word to grow the Tucson Crime Free Coalition.
    • This week City of Tucson Council Member Kevin Dahl, Ward3 published, proudly, the work of volunteers asked to clean up the Santa Cruz River at Grant Road. Much of the garbage collected was a result of the City of Tucson allowing people to live in the washes and included mattresses, clothing, sleeping bags, couches, feces, needles, polar pop cups, wood, tarps, building materials, etc.
    • Mayor Regina Romero and City Council leaders must enforce our laws, which forbid people to live in dangerous washes. This would prevent much of the haz-mat garbage from getting into the Santa Cruz.  The volunteers who put their health in danger by working in the haz-mat environment (the city hires haz-mat teams to clean the washes that flow into the Santa Cruz due to city workers feeling unsafe), can thank Mayor Romero and the City Council’s leadership for this unnecessary, preventable situation.  7000 lbs of garbage collected just at Grant road and they are proud of volunteers cleaning up the results of failed policies.
       
      Watch the story on KOLD TV news about washes from back in June 2022, that started TCFC:
      Watch the video of before/after, when haz-mat materials get to the Santa Cruz (Flowing Wells Wash in Ward3):
      • KVOA Video: Pima County and the Tucson Crime Free Coalition are joining forces to tackle the fentanyl problem in the community

      https://www.kvoa.com/video/panhandling-playing-role-in-fentanyl-crisis/video_b5d980a0-da38-5334-90ba-1b684fa9e59f.html

      • TPD Detective Nate Foster - WakeUP Tucson - TPD Car Computers Failing - Audio Podcast - HOUR 3, February 27

      https://www.kvoi.com/onair/wakeup-tucson

      • Person killed by a Train at Near Estevan Park Homeless Encampment on March 1st.  Frequently in these deaths like by cars Fentanyl has been involved.
      • KGUN 9: City of Tucson homeless encampment reporting tool and execution failing after 5 months of operation.  Further examples of failed policy supported by Mayor Romero and City Council

      https://www.kgun9.com/news/local-news/local-resident-says-city-of-tucson-isnt-cleaning-up-homeless-encampment

      • UCLA Study: Some Mexican Pharmacies Passing off Fentanyl and Meth Laced Pills as Genuine

      https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-02-02/mexico-pharmacy-fentanyl-laced-pills-meth


      14 comments


      • Anonymous

        Keep fighting the good fight.


      • Nancy

        Thank you for this informative and valuable information. Many of my neighbors do not know about any of this and/or don’t pay attention. I am going to ask our HOA newsletter editor to include in next month’s newsletter.


      • Anonymous

        Urgent call to action!
        Tell your Arizona State House Representative and most emphatically Governor Hobbs to support SB 1413.
        Charge squatters camping on private property without permission from the owner with a violation of state law against trespassing.
        The Arizona State Senate has already passed the bill and sent it to the House.

        https://www.azpm.org/p/headlines/2023/3/4/215132-homeless-encampments-would-be-torn-down-people-charged-under-arizona-senate-bill/


      • Maggie Michel

        Once again, the idiot volunteers are down there cleaning up other peoples garbage and shit. Isn’t that precious these people need to have their heads examined. Go take a look at the beautiful encampment of homeless nightmare down by the metal recycling factory off of miracle Mile and I 10 there’s a deep goalie and they’re in their real deep. It’s quite bad along 20 second it’s starting again golf links and 22nd area by the base once again nasty things happening all over Tucson


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