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VOTERS SOON WILL RECEIVE SAMPLE BALLOTS FOR AUG. 4 PRIMARY ELECTION - The Pima County Elections Department has begun mailing approximately 150,000 sample ballots for the Aug. 4 primary election to voter households that have not requested an early ballot. Voters who are members of a political party will receive a sample ballot based on their party affiliation. Voters who are not affiliated with a political party will receive a sample ballot for each political party. To check your voter registration status, follow the Pima County Recorder’s Office link below. The site also provides voters with election details and polling locations. Those who prefer to wait until Election Day to cast their vote can locate their polling place by reviewing the information on their sample ballot or by visiting the Pima County Find My Polling Place Locator link below. The polls will open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Aug. 4.
Pima County Recorder’s Office - Check Your Registration
Find My Polling Place Locator
COVID-19 MONDAY UPDATE - As of today, July 27, Arizona now has 163,827 positive coronavirus cases, with 1,813 new cases reported today. The total number of cases includes people who have recovered. Of that number, 15,109 cases are in Pima County. There have been 3,304 COVID-19 deaths in Arizona, and 418 of those occurred in Pima County. Meanwhile, the City of Tucson maintains an up-to-date COVID-19 website (link below) that includes information for businesses, residents, and even activities for kids. The site is updated as information evolves.
COVID-19 website
FCC DESIGNATES ‘988’ AS 3-DIGIT NUMBER FOR NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION HOTLINE - The Federal Communications Commission adopted rules to establish 988 as the new, nationwide, 3-digit phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors. The rules require all phone service providers to direct all 988 calls to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July 16, 2022. During the transition to 988, Americans who need help should continue to contact the hotline by calling 1-800-273-8255 (1-800-273-TALK) and through online chats. Veterans and service members may reach the Veterans Crisis Line by pressing 1 after dialing, chatting online at the link below, or texting 838255.
Veterans Crisis Line
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline website
CRIME PREVENTION FUNDING MOVES FORWARD IN WARD 3 - The federal Department of Justice recently approved a $1 million crime prevention plan for the Thrive in the 05 effort in Ward 3. Thrive in the 05 is a collaborative effort between the City of Tucson, Pima Community College, and ASU School of Social Work to improve the lives of residents in key neighborhoods along and nearby the North Oracle Road corridor. The Ward 3 office has been a major partner in the initiative since Thrive in the 05's inception nearly two years ago. The initiative has two goals. One of those goals is the Community-Based Crime Reduction (CBCR) plan and the second is the Choice Neighborhoods program, a plan that is under development to focus on enhancing the neighborhoods through investments. Both cover most of the same area, which is roughly from Speedway Boulevard north to Miracle Mile and from Stone Avenue west to the railroad tracks.
Thrive in the 05 Crime Reduction
NEWSLETTER UPDATES CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS AT TUCSON CONVENTION CENTER - After the successful renovation of the Tucson Arena in 2014, the Rio Nuevo Board worked with the City of Tucson to develop a second phase of the renovation efforts for the Tucson Convention Center (TCC) campus. A new newsletter (link below) outlines the progress of the various projects. Last year, Rio Nuevo approved a $65 million master plan for the TCC that includes two parking garages, interior renovations, a 25,000-square-foot meeting room addition adjacent to the existing Exhibit Hall A, B, C, renovations to the Tucson Music Hall and Leo Rich Theater, a landscape and accessibility update for the entire site, and restoration of the TCC's historic landscape, plazas, and fountains. This is in addition to the privately-funded, 170-room DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel currently under construction on the TCC site. For questions or feedback about the projects, contact Ross Adelman from the City Manager's Office at ross.adelman@tucsonaz.gov or (520) 780-6437.
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