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by Sarah Lanius Last week members of the Bus Riders Union attended the Mayor and Council hearing on the RTA/County/City of Tucson plan to turn Broadway from Euclid/Park to Country Club into six lanes of traffic. Lots of ideas were bounced around regarding how the Broadway corridor can best serve the surrounding neighborhoods and long-timeContinue reading “It’s time to get real about Broadway: A Busriders perspective // Es Hora de Ser Realista Acerca del bulevar Broadway: La Perspectiva de los usuarios del Camión”

PETRA FALCON is lead organizer for the group Promise Arizona in Phoenix and to the best of my knowledge, is the most competent community organizer in Arizona. This is why Casa Maria is choosing to invest in her and Promise Arizona. On Tuesday April 5, Casa Maria threw a little party here at the ValenzuelaContinue reading “Rich in Spirit, Faces of Promise”

Ernie was born and raised on Tucson’s Southside and is a pillar of the Santa Cruz Catholic Church. He is a manager at Purcell Tires and cooks one Sunday a month here along with his wife Becky. He is without a doubt the #1 FOOD EXPERT at Casa Maria! He knows and loves everything aboutContinue reading “Jesus acted kinda like Ernie Lujan?”

Apparently he would have approved of us not taking the ‘blood money’ we were offered a few years ago by Walmart. Check out this little gem we got from America magazine (3/21/16). Pope Francis: ‘Take Your Check Back’ Speaking out against exploitation and unfair wages for workers, Pope Francis told benefactors to forget about donatingContinue reading “The Holy Father, Walmart, and Casa Maria …”

Intro by Cesar Aguirre As a recovering addict and reformed Hustla (I’m still a Hustla but only in legit dealings focused on unity and rebuilding community), drug addiction and the incarceration of sick people for “drug crimes” are issues that are very important to me. As someone who has been through the legal system becauseContinue reading “There was no wave of compassion when addicts were hooked on crack (an essay by Ekow Yankah)”

    They worked real hard here at the soup kitchen today in honor of the late great United Farm Worker Union founder Cesar Chavez. They also attended the every Monday mass here, which today was a dynamic communion service led by Brother David Buer, OFM. ________________________________________ Ellos trabajaron muy duro hoy en la cocinaContinue reading “El dia de servicio en la Casa Maria por el Cesar Chavez Holiday Committee!”

With Brian, Laura, Elsa, y Mari Fuentes and Father David Guzman

by Brian Flagg How is the City going to balance their budget this year? I attended yesterday’s City Council meeting along with Kassandra Manriquez and Mary DeCamp and heard City Manager Mike Ortega lay out a menu of spending cuts and tax increases that could fill what he claims is a $25 million budget gapContinue reading “THE CITY AND THEIR DAMNED BUDGET WOES”

Thanks to Sofia, Luis (both are puro Mexico) and all the farm. The diners here especially like the organic hard-boiled eggs we put in the lunch bags, thanks to all the chickens Luis cares for at the farm. It is quite a place, located off River Road near the Jewish Community Center. Check it outContinue reading “FELICIA’S FARM”

by Brian Flagg I just finished reading about all the highlights of the Holy Father’s trip to Mexico in the most recent America magazine. I particularly liked how he preached to the bishops of Mexico in Mexico City on February 13. He called on them to live as humble pastors, “not princes,” to be closeContinue reading “LA REVOLUCION DE TERNURA”