Arizona

Remembering the Community Vision for the Ronstadt Center

BY GREG EVANS, Occupied Tucson Citizen In a week in which City Councilmember Shirley Scott proposed a two million dollar cutback to Tucson public transit, she and others who are tempted to start dismantling our ...

May, 11

Solidarity March Wednesday to Oust PCCD Board of Governors

BY KEN LEE, Occupied Tucson Citizen What began as early as 2004 when the PCCD Board of Governors coached then Chancellor Roy Flores on softening his administrative style has developed into a work environment so ...

May, 06

Second print edition of the OTC hits the streets!

BY THE EDITORS, Occupied Tucson Citizen The second print edition of the Occupied Tucson Citizen has just come off the presses with a print run of 10,000 copies and is now being distributed across Tucson ...

Apr, 26

Senate Immigration Bill: More Militarization of the Border, No Real Path to Citizenship

JESSICA DESVARIEUX interviews ISABEL GARCIA, The Real News New legislation will increase deportations, beef up police while worker status will help provide cheap labor for businesses but make citizenship almost impossible to attain. ...

Apr, 19

Resolution 22006: Martial law over Tucson, or a bit of legislative fluff?

BY GREG EVANS, Occupied Tucson Citizen On February 20, the Tucson City Council and Mayor triggered a storm of controversy when they unanimously approved Resolution 22006, whose wording [see graphic] strongly suggests that the city ...

Apr, 16

Activist Alert Interview with Brian Flagg of Casa Maria and the Bus Rider’s Union

TEX SHELTERS interviews BRIAN FLAGG, Occupied Tucson Citizen Brian Flagg has been an activist with Catholic Charities in Sacramento and Tucson, and with Casa Maria for upwards of thirty years. For the last year and ...

Mar, 21

Drones over our Skies

BY CHARLES PARKE, Occupied Tucson Citizen The Military and law enforcement are increasingly using drones to gather information and perform missions. On American Soil most drones seem to be used only for surveillance, while in ...

Mar, 12