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Ronstadt Transit Center: Community Space or Capitalist Dream?

Friday, May 17th, 2013

Privatize316-sig-sm72by Pamela Powers Hannley

The Downtown Tucson Partnership-- like other business groups before them-- has designs on the Ronstadt Transit Center (RTC). Since the early Feb. 5 City Council vote approving a 60-90 day public comment period before throwing the RTC to the dogs... er ... developers,  the Tucson Bus Riders Union held a public forum at the Rialto, compiled and organized hundreds written comments collected at the forum, met with City Councilwoman Karin Uhlich, and participated i...

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Republican gun parts & accessories businessman Mike Polak II to challenge Councilmember Fimbres in Ward 5

Friday, April 19th, 2013

On March 6, self employed Republican Mike Polak II filed his Statement of Organization with the Tucson City Clerk, with his intent to challenge one term Councilmember Richard Fimbres in Ward 5. He filed two amended statements thereafter.

Bio from Polak:

• The Boeing Company 1997 to 2012, Long Beach, CA & Tucson, AZ. Worked with Domestic and International Air lines companies. Supported Satellite launch operations and international transportation.
• McDonnell Douglas Long Beach, CA 1987 to...

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Bolger, Kozachik…Who’s Next?

Monday, April 1st, 2013

The Arizona Daily Independent is reporting that Tucson City Councilman Steve Kozachik urinated in public on a wall at El Encanto this past Saturday.  He’s spent the past several weeks peeing on the people who got him elected so, whatever.  I guess he’s special so if he needs to take a leak, that’s totally OK, no matter where it is.  From the Arizona Daily Independent:

Which is why, the stunned witness did not call about an incident on Saturday morning at approximately 10:...

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Kozachik raises $10K, Taxpayers hosed for $1M

Saturday, January 12th, 2013

Tucson City Councilman Steve “Lost Koz” Kozachik took office in 2009.  He did some good things then inexplicably declared war on the state legislature and some sort of personal crusade against state Senator Frank Antenori.  The same week he raised ten grand for a publicity stunt city gun purchase, Tucson taxpayers receive a $1M hosing.  Guess which event got more media coverage?

Coincidentally he’s just switched to be a Democrat.

Kozachik has spent the last two y...

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Tucson City Council Code of Conduct

Monday, June 4th, 2012

Word is that the Tucson City Council will be discussing establishing a code of conduct for Mayor and Council.

Gila Courier would like to help out in this important effort.  We offer some suggestions.  Just a few general guidelines:

  • If you choose to drink at social events while on city business, do so in moderation.
  • Don’t offer to do to city employees what you have been doing to the taxpayers around here for past several years.
  • Don’t spend $230,000,000 on downtown and have nothi...

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