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Tucson's $2.2 billion budget tops a long list of agenda items the City Council will take up this week.

The Tucson City Council will hold a study session Tuesday to discuss, oh, just about everything they've ever thought about discussing at any particular time. Plus more in other local government meetings this week. Read more»

Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher will unveil her proposed $1.8 billion budget for fiscal year 2023-24. It could get dicey with the board.

Pima County Administrator Jan Lesher seems to want to adjust the county's base budget upward a tad after the Great Recession forced supervisors to push it down. It's part of a plan to recruit talent and invest in roads, as the surplus reaches $159 million. Plus more in local government meetings this week. Read more»

A hazardous waste collection event in Tucson several years ago.

Tucson residents can dispose of hazardous waste and have documents shredded this Saturday free of charge during the city's May collection event. Read more»

Budget season descends on local governments.

It's the most mathematical time of the year. Budget time is when priorities with the force of dollars behind them are set for the next year. Next year's to-do puts a premium on capital investment and hiring talent. Plus more in local government meetings this week. Read more»

Mariachi Azteca is the result of Don Fuentes' efforts to bring the course back to Pima Community College.

Pima Community College had not offered mariachi classes for more than a decade — until a former PCC student and music instructor Don Fuentes sent an email to Steven Higginbotham, who was the arts dean, in summer 2021. Read more»

Tucson-based rocket maker Phantom Space wants a rezoning on city owned far on the south side. The zoning examiner is only willing to recommend part of it, setting up interesting questions for later.

I don't get to use the words "space rezoning" very much but thanks to the city of Tucson's Office of Economic Initiatives I get to tie two of my geekiest fascinations together: rocket ships and land use. God bless the U.S.A. Plus, more in local government meetings. Read more»

Artists rendering of a possible future 'downtown Sahuarita.'

The Oro Valley Town Council will hold three special meetings this week, hoping to hire a town manager six months after Mary Jacobs resigned her post. Plus school textbooks and more in local government meetings this week. Read more»

The Aztecs softball team scored 28 runs to sweep Scottsdale Community College winning 17-3 (5 innings) and 11-1 (6 innings). Freshman Wendy Castro (Canyon del Oro HS) went 4 for 5 with seven RBIs and four runs scored, and along with freshman Alexis Tsosie-Hood, picked up the wins on the mound. The Aztecs are 20-15 overall and 17-9 in ACCAC conference play.

The Pima Community College softball team (20-15, 17-9 in ACCAC) broke out the bats and got back in the win column Tuesday in a doubleheader sweep at Scottsdale Community College. Read more»

The No. 20 ranked Aztecs split at Scottsdale Community College on Saturday winning 2-0 and falling 3-2. Sophomore Anthony Imhoff (Queen Creek HS) threw a complete-game shutout giving up two hits with nine strikeouts and one walk in the first game win while freshman Benji Cazares drove in two runs with an RBI double but Pima's 13-game winning streak was snapped. The Aztecs are 31-9 overall and 18-6 in ACCAC conference play.

The Pima Community College baseball team (31-8, 18-6 in ACCAC) had its 13-game winning streak snapped on Saturday as it split at Scottsdale Community College (14-17, 9-13). Read more»

Freshman Johnathon Lane (Walden Grove HS) earned a national qualifier in the 1,500 meter race (3:59.92) while sophomores Trey Tintinger (High Jump) and Joel Gardner (1,500 meters) improved their qualifying marks at the ACCAC Conference Championships. The Aztecs took second place and had 10 events where they produced an All-ACCAC athlete.

The Pima Community College men’s track & field team competed at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday at Glendale Community College. Read more»

Sophomores Jackie Trice (Long Jump) and Jessica Bright-Schade (Javelin), along with freshman Brooke Peterson (Pole Vault), each earn first place finishes and were named first team All-ACCAC at the ACCAC Conference Championships.

The Pima Community College women’s track & field team competed at the ACCAC Conference Championships on Friday at Glendale Community College. Read more»

Sophomore Maria Harrouch closed out the regular season winning her fifth straight individual title at the South Mountain CC Invitational on Thursday in Laveen Village, AZ. She posted career-bests rounds and finished with a 137 (69-68). The Aztecs claimed second place in the team standings for the first time this season.

The Pima Community College women’s golf team competed in its sixth and final regular season tournament on Thursday in the South Mountain CC Invitational held at the Aguila Golf Course in Laveen Village. Read more»

Aztecs Men's Soccer sophomore defender Fernando Garate (Salpointe Catholic HS) will continue his education and collegiate career at Ivy League's Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Garate was part of Pima's NJCAA Division II National Championship team.

Pima Community College men’s soccer player Fernando Garate (Salpointe Catholic HS) is continuing his collegiate career at Cornell University, an Ivy League institution in Ithaca, N.Y. Read more»

The Aztecs softball team dropped their ACCAC doubleheader against Eastern Arizona College, falling 8-0 and 14-12. Sophomore Mia Casadei (Tanque Verde HS) was a spark for the Pima offense in the second game as she went 2 for 4 with four RBIs and two runs scored. The Aztecs are now 18-15 overall and 15-9 in ACCAC conference play.

The Pima Community College softball team (18-15, 15-9 in ACCAC) hit a bump in the road on Tuesday in its ACCAC doubleheader against Eastern Arizona College (26-12, 23-5). Read more»

The No. 20 ranked Aztecs baseball team picked up their 12th straight win after sweeping Chandler-Gilbert Community College 5-2 and 4-3 in ACCAC conference action. Freshman closer JT Drake picked up his NJCAA leading 10th save of the season after he secured two saves on the day and sophomore Andrew Stucky (Canyon del Oro HS) finished the day 3 for 4 with an RBI, two runs and three doubles.

The Pima Community College baseball team (30-8, 17-5 in ACCAC) picked up its 30th win of the season on Tuesday in an ACCAC doubleheader sweep against Chandler-Gilbert Community College (20-16, 10-12). Read more»

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