Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The center is in need of foster parents who can take in some of the shelter's dogs and cats, so they can clear out kennels in the facility, according to PACC Communications Specialist Nikki Reck.
For more information on the four-legged animals that can be fostered and/or adopted, go to PACC's website.
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Once again, Governor Ducey refuses to talk with Democratic legislators about the budget. In Monday's Republicans-only budget compromise, Ducey gave up more of his priorities than might have been necessary if he were willing to create a bipartisan deal where he could pull together enough votes from both sides to get a budget to his desk. Bipartisanship isn't in fashion these days.
Still, things look dicey for Ducey's compromise. A few Republicans are holding out, and with their slim legislative majority, a few is all it will take to kill the bill. The proposed budget throws a bone or two in the Democrats's direction in hopes it can get some of them to vote Yes even though they weren't allowed into the negotiating room. But as Tucson Rep. David Bradley said, "Placating is not negotiating." At this moment, the Dems look like they're holding firm.
Then there's the May 27 Memorial Day deadline, after which some Republicans will skip town and lower the chances of getting the budget through on a straight party line vote.
Wanna bet, when the dust settles, it will still be an all-Republican budget passed in the dead of night just before the Monday deadline, with enough giveaways to lure the few strays back to the fold? That's where my money would be if I were a betting man. It's a bet I'd be delighted to lose.
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The Weekly previously wrote about the proposed property, which is the brainchild of local developers, Kelley Matthews and Peter Lasher.
Tuesday's 4-1 vote in favor of tabling a vote on the property means the property will be decided upon on Tuesday, July 2—as the Weekly reported last Friday afternoon.
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The complaints (which are being compiled into a lawsuit facilitated by The Fight for $15 and a Union and the American Civil Liberties Union) come from all over. Women employed by the fast food giant are speaking out in New York, California, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Connecticut, Michigan, Florida, Brazil, the United Kingdom-and right here in Tucson.
The Times article describes Brittany Hoyos and her mother, who both worked at a Tucson McDonald's and lost their jobs. After Brittany rebuked sexual advances made by her manager, she and her mother became the targets of workplace retaliation, which included verbal harassment and the fabrication of work-related infractions that led to their firing.
The treatment of these two women alludes to how one of America's largest employers fails to protect their employees from gender-based discrimination and fails to provide them with a safe working environment.
Times reporter Melena Ryzik wrote:
Chains like McDonald’s, which has more than 14,000 locations in North America, the majority of them independently owned, have long argued that they are not liable for the behavior of employees at franchisees’ stores. (A case that may decide whether McDonald’s is a joint employer of its franchisee staff is currently before the National Labor Relations Board.)
“This is a company that has especially used the franchise model as a shield,” said Gillian Thomas, a senior staff attorney with the ACLU Women’s Rights Project. “It’s determining literally the pattern that the sauce makes on the hamburger — it has a special machine that does that. And then throws up its hands and says, we can’t be responsible for how people operating those machines behave.”
Over 50 cases spanning the last three years are included in the lawsuit. In September 2018, McDonald's workers participated in a nationwide strike to protest sexual harassment within their work environments.
McDonald's representatives said they have created anti-harassment policies and trainings for employees, but many involved in the cases don't believe it's enough.
"The majority of our clients allege harassment occurring precisely when the company claims it was making these reforms, and we can find no one who has heard of a new policy or training initiative," Thomas said in a press release. "The measures that McDonald's claims to have implemented, or to have in the works, are better than nothing, but the company has yet to commit to meting out consequences for stores, whether corporate-owned or franchised, where harassment continues to flourish."
The lawsuit is expected to put more pressure on the corporation to take responsibility for the culture within its restaurants, and work directly with employees to craft solutions.
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Luckily, the Pima County Natural Parks & Recreation Department plans on offering sweet relief, in the form of opening the County's nine public swimming pools on Saturday, May 25.
Four pools, in Wade McLean, Northwest YMCA, Manzanita and Ajo, will be open through Labor Day (Sept. 2), while the other pools will remain open until local school districts open in August.
Swimming lessons are being offered at the county facilities, costing $20 per session, with the first session starting on June 3.
Novice Summer Swim Teams at all Pima County Pools will meet through the summer, with a $20 fee for the entire summer. Registration for the teams is open until June 7, or until that squad fills its allotted space.
For more information on the county's pools and the wonders they offer, go to www.pima.gov/pools.
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Hot Blues & Brews Tuesday. Does Tuesday have you feeling bluesy? Well, head on up to the Gaslight Music Hall for a night of live blues and local brews. $12.50 general admission. This week features music by The Bryan Dean Trio and Bad News Blues Band. The Gaslight Music Hall 13005 N Oracle Rd. 6 p.m. Details here.
Taco Tuesday at 1912 Brewing. Yeah, they say Tucson has the best 23 miles of Mexican food in the country. But did you know on Tuesdays that length grows to include the entire city? 1912 Brewing Co. is celebrating this weekly holiday by teaming up with Daniela’s Cooking for a make-your-own meal extravaganza of locally made tacos and craft beer. Every week the beer and taco pairings are different, so you never know what kind of tasting combo you’ll get. 4:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 21. 2045 N. Forbes Blvd. Details here.
Events compiled by Tirion Morris, Emily Dieckman, B.S. Eliot and Jeff Gardner.
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Keb’ Mo’: This four-time Grammy winning blues musician’s show slated to play at the Fox Theatre has sold out.
Indie-rapper Ishmael Butler of Digable Planets spearheads a new project; Knife Knights make their debut on the Club Congress stage. Erstwhile Tucsonan Lando Chill rounds out the lineup. Details here.
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Monday, May 20, 2019
We received a press release regarding the forum, which will feature Fadhel Kaboub, a Denison University associate professor of economics and president of the Global Institute for Sustainable Prosperity who will address the costs of the proposal to reduce the United State's greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2030.
The press release included this all-caps line: WAITING FOR QUOTE FROM ALISON HERE ABOUT WHY PCPD THINKS THIS IS IMPORTANT.
We get that climate change is an urgent issue but maybe next time, you can wait to get the canned quote from Pima County Democratic Party chairwoman Alison Jones before you send the press release?
If you're interested in attending, the free forum is from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 22, at the UA's Institute of the Environment, 1064 E. Lowell St., room N120. RSVP here.
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