So we have mall owners and resort owners going belly up, and big retailers closing up shop. Spring training is gone, and the University just raised tuition again. Downtown is stuck in political hell. The mines are laying off, so are the casinos, and even the call centers are letting people go.

We should start putting up billboards advertising Tucson as the biggest ghost town in the west. Now while we can still afford them.

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Let’s add; mines are laying off over 700 in AZ, Beaudry RV went bk, commercial vacancy is way up, the gem show is quietly moving some large exhibitions to Vegas, Tiger won’t be here to save the match play, the pot holes are getting bigger, the murder rate broke a record at 73, Rio Nuevo spent $73m so far – for what, the county is going to propose a $500m bond with another $250m for open space, the RTA is stuck in neutral, airlines are fleeing Tucson International, Sun Tran bus fares are still at $1, Pima County has the highest property tax rate in the state, we still don’t have a plan for an arena or convention hotel downtown, our high school drop out rate is through the roof, and a partridge in a pair tree.

 

And what are our leaders doing:

SALC is holding another town hall,

Uhlich is trying to tax all home transfers to create low income housing,

Leal calls for Hein’s head then wants to give him a raise, then suggest a new tax on Joe 6 pack’s….6pack.

Trasoff wants to close all inner city businesses due their inability to obtain a CofO.

Glassman is handing out canvas bags and collecting rain water.

Pima County can’t be in the same room with Marana.

Oro Valley jumped on board the Sonoran Desert Conservation bandwagon, and all building stopped.

The local newspapers are running a blanket endorsement to ALL current elected officials on the editorial page then beat them up on in section B.

Neighborhoods demand infill development to avoid regional sprawl just not in their back yard.

The bureaucrats are convinced that if they make things tough enough on growth will stop coming. Hasn’t worked in 50 years but they keep trying.

Enviros are searching for another turtle, or squirrel or owl or snake or bottle nosed – ridge-back – yellow tailed hush puppy,  to add to the endangered species list.

Enough for now.