Mayor and City Council Affirm the Future of Access Tucson and Tucson 12
Last Tuesday 3/9 the Mayor and Council took an important step toward the survival of community media in Tucson. By a vote of 6-1 (with Councilmember Rodney Glassman voting no – he moved to eliminate all funding for Access Tucson next year [...]
In the last few months, the Mayor and Council received hundreds of calls and emails in support of Access Tucson and in the last 10 days, a small group of public access producers have collected more than 1000 signatures on the petition drive to keep Access Tucson alive and well.
Today, the Mayor and Council [...]
On January 27th Access Tucson announced that facilities would be closed February 10th through March 9th to save money and allow Access Tucson the time to work with the City of Tucson on a plan that keeps public access alive.
The City promised to move quickly. The City Manager’s recommendation to keep Access Tucson operating was [...]
Local Matters is a 30 minute talk show produced by Access Tucson to highlight non-profit organizations and groups in Tucson. Local matters matter most on Local Matters. A new episode starts every Sunday at 5pm on Access Tucson channel 74 (Comcast) / 99 (Cox).
Host Debbie Peery interviews Angel Rocha, Hispanic Community Partnership Specialist for the [...]
The Access Tucson Board of Directors met last night (1/14/2010) and discussed the funding situation and relationship to the City at length. Without additional funding there is only enough reserve funds to last a few months. Staff has been directed to bring back alternative scenarios to a special Board meeting which will be [...]