The future depends on what we do in the present.
-Mahatma Gandhi
During last night’s Access Tucson Board of Directors meeting, the Board decided to shut down Access Tucson for four weeks while we continue to negotiate with the City to keep public access viable in Tucson. This temporary measure is being taken to preserve our remaining [...]
The Access Tucson Board of Directors met last night (1/14/2010) and discussed the funding situation and relationship to the City at length. Without additional funding there is only enough reserve funds to last a few months. Staff has been directed to bring back alternative scenarios to a special Board meeting which will be [...]
Last night the Mayor and Council cut all funding to Access Tucson effective immediately. The City Manager announced that he will bring the Mayor and Council back a plan to combine public (Access Tucson) and government access (Tucson 12) on February 23. Presumably we will begin a discussion with the City immediately regarding [...]
Access Tucson won in the community event category for professionals for Railroad Day Celebration.
Produced for the Southern Arizona Transportation Museum, Railroad Day Celebration crosscuts between a community reenactment of the train’s first 1880 arrival in Tucson and an entertaining tour of the museum by W.D. Kalt III, author of Tucson was a Railroad Town: the [...]
Access Tucson recently covered a forum about Proposition 200 organized by Primavera Foundation, Casa María and the Perimeter Bicycle Association. This ballot proposition would amend Tucson’s Charter to mandate 2.4 police officers per 1000 people. Watch this forum to see how the citizens of Tucson would be affected. How will you vote? Early voting [...]