Best of the Class: 2020

ECRWSS Postal Customer PRESORT STANDARD June 2020 US POSTAGE PAID Tucson, AZ THE Your Hometown Newspaper PERMIT No. 1710 TM Serving southeast Tucson, Corona de Tucson and Vail [email protected] • (520) 490-0962Voice • An Epiphany Communications, Inc. Publication Best of the Class: 2020 Andrada Polytechnic High School Cienega High School Empire High School Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Sam Rogers Natalie Torres Victoria Yusupova Olivia Graves Diana RoDee Nikita Rafikov Pantano High School Vail Academy High School Vail Innovation Center Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Salutatorian Valedictorian Congratulations to all graduates of the Class of 2020! Trevor Lusk Alyssa Molina Crystal Benjamin Diamond Benjamin Sarah Bowling See details about your Valedictorians and Salutatorians by Kimberly Crossland starting on page 5. See essays from your Valedictorians starting on page 19. majority Board members, after citywide and 127 of those were from enduring significant backlash, Ward 4. You may have seen Tucson tried to assuage and mitigate their Police Officers or Community Service draconian regulations by “amending Ward Officers wearing face coverings while and removing” several of their 15 out on patrol. You may have also had regulations by proclamation. Update interactions with officers or CSOs The latest from Pima County District 4 The latest from Tucson Ward 4 virtually, over the phone, or in an Councilwoman Nikki Lee Supervisor Steve Christy In the middle of Supervisors Valadez, 4 outside setting rather than inside your Bronson, and Villegas’ too-little, house or business. You may have By now, I am sure most of you are too-late stumbling, a group of Hello friends. I want to send a huge even utilized our recently updated on- aware that my life’s background is State Legislators requested that congratulations to all of our gradu- line reporting system that allows you one of retail business – not of politics. the Arizona Attorney General open ates, and a special shout out to our to report certain types of crimes and an investigation and determine if Vail School District 2020 seniors! get a report number any time of the I was a first Pima County’s proclamation and Whether day or night. These and other steps time candidate regulations were in “conflict” with celebrating have been taken to help minimize at 61-years- the state constitution, and were a promotion the amount of face to face contact old. Through “in addition to” the Governor’s or gradu- officers have with one another in numerous Executive Orders, thus exceeding ation from order to limit the spread of the virus. decades as already existent state guidelines for preschool, As more has been learned about how a business restaurants to re-open full service. kindergarten, the virus is passed, Tucson Police owner and elementary adjusted their protocols to allow for a operator, Now, faced with the very real school, middle gradual easing of restrictions. A great I have possibility of being cut off from state school, high example of this is our motor officers witnessed the shared revenue (such as HURF school, trade returning to their primary goal of traf- negative and deleterious effects that and vehicle license tax fees), the school, community college, or uni- fic education and enforcement. They liberal policies have wreaked first Board’s majority, through our County versity, I'm incredibly proud of each were temporarily used to support our hand upon businesses, especially Attorney, are now arguing that the of our students who worked hard to patrol personnel in the event illness small businesses. That is why I regulatory proclamations they have finish strong, under very challenging prevented large numbers of our of- have been and am now – and will codified are not in “conflict” with circumstances. To the parents and ficers from coming to work. Keep an always continue to be – a champion or “in addition to” the Governor’s caregivers who supported our gradu- eye out for more traffic engagement and advocate for the business Executive Orders, and that they are in ates, I acknowledge you. As a mother in and around your neighborhoods community. Business is what I know fact consistent and compatible with of three, I know how hard it has been and businesses as our motor officers best, and what I believe in the most. Arizona statute. to keep all of the plates spinning return to their bikes. Until recently in Pima County, we had If that’s the case, then why generate while also making sure our children's never before seen or experienced the any codified Pima County regulations educational milestones are accom- Tucson Fire serves south east Tucson full measure of incompetent leftist and proclamations at all, and in the plished, and I salute you. While there from 2 stations. Station 19 (9700 E and “progressive” leadership on full first place? is still uncer- Esmond Loop) display as we have witnessed by tainty around has recently the actions of the ham-fisted and By their recent votes, Supervisors our upcoming undergone anti-business majority of the Board Valadez, Bronson, and Villegas have school year, I'm some interior of Supervisors, led by Supervisors effectively stated that businesses, confident that improvements Valadez, Bronson, and Villegas. And, particularly restaurants, cannot our community to enhance our never before has an industry been be trusted to the right thing. They will continue to firefighters' and singled out and treated as maliciously have further created uncertainty for pull together paramedics' as have been our local restaurants businesses. And another truism that and we will health, safety, and bars. After weeks of suffering I have learned from my decades keep looking and wellness. and financial devastation, Governor in business is that uncertainty in out for each Tucson Fire, Ducey finally lifted his restrictions on business creates insolvency in other. We each in partnership restaurant operations, particularly business. have our roles with the Univer- in the commu- sity of Arizona, dine-in service. As a former business owner, I also Tucson Fire's new piece of nity, and I have response equipment. has conducted The very first things that hit these know that every responsible and been focusing studies which tortured businesses directly from the sensitive business owner fully on keeping our showed our Board of Supervisors majority were a recognizes that their most treasured core services running safely for our personnel have been exposed to series of burdensome and needless and important commercial assets city staff and community members. cancer causing carcinogens at fire regulations, enforced by the threat of are a healthy, professional, and scenes and even at our fire stations. fines if they did not comply. well-trained staff and a healthy, The COVID-19 pandemic has re- We are taking measures to mitigate enthusiastic, and loyal customer quired the Tucson Police Department these risks using the data collected Does this say that Pima County is base. Any committed business owner and Tucson Fire Department to adapt in the exposure studies, through new open for business? will do anything and everything to new ways of serving our community station designs and existing station in a manner that keeps the public, of- Realizing that they overreached ficers, and firefighters healthy. As of in their effort to make an end- "District 4 Update" May 15, Tucson Fire has responded "Ward 4 Update" run around Gov. Ducey, the three continued on page 36 to a total of 1,264 COVID related calls continued on page 36 2 The Vail Voice To place an ad call: 520-490-0962 and Syliva Rivera, saw the community From stand up for themselves in the face of blatant police oppression en the masse for the first time. I’d like to share a quote from Ms. Rivera as Editor we think about the political choices e e ene n e Jared Free facing us today. 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