Featured AZ Daily Star Guest Opinion highlighting Mayor and Council contempt for citizen concerns about free crime bus, Estevan Fentanyl camps' continued destruction. More Fentanyl Siezures

Featured AZ Daily Star Guest Opinion highlighting Mayor and Council contempt for citizen concerns about free crime bus, Estevan Fentanyl camps' continued destruction. More Fentanyl Siezures

The Free Crime Bus

The Free Crime Bus

TCFC supports re-instating low cost transit fares for those who qualify as SunTran has historically offered.  This has always been in place and should be again.  It costs us $105,000,000 every year to operate our transit system and now Mayor Regina Romero, Lane Santa Cruz, Kevin Dahl and Steve Kozachik want us to take $10,000,000 from other important needs they already aren't addressing and fund a policy that spreads crime, places bus drivers in danger, and degrades safe, affordable, quality transit for those who need or desire it.  
  

This week TCFC is highlighting the Arizona Daily Star, Guest Opinion of Taylor Davidson, a Tucson resident and business owner, an avid local bike boulevards rider, public transit user, and loves hiking Southern Arizona with his wife and daughters.

Taylor brings particular attention to:

  • Quoting Mayor Regina Romero in an interview with KVOA said questions about transit safety are “ludicrous,” “unsubstantiated,” and supported by “no data.”
- A few days after Mayor Romero said this (last week), there was a shooting on a Sun Tran Bus

 

-Ms. Mayor- show us the data! Transit safety is vital to our community and if you have nothing to hide, share the data with us!

 
- The Star and elsewhere have reported violence and  vandalism increasing since fare-free bus policy was implemented (e.g. assaults on bus drivers tripled between 2019 and 2022). This is simply a matter of common sense.  Click Here for Sun Tran SURVEY Detailing Problems
 
- Last May 2022, Council Member Steve Kozachik told KOLD that “by making the fares free for all, we are creating a free-for-all on the buses.” And while transit use had previously been improving, since free fares began, he was getting calls that buses are unclean and unsafe." Click Here to see Steve K complaining
 
 

KVOA featured a story this week. Mayor Regina Romero and Council continue to support human suffering and tragedy through their funding of the fentanyl camp (where a uniformed TPD officer bought Meth for $10, yes he was arrested) and through their continued failed policies. Estevan Park Continues to destroy a neighborhood with support of Lane Santa Cruz, Ward 1 and breed crime.

Click Here: KVOA story, Estevan Fentanyl Crime Park 

Estevan Pics we took this week visiting the camp

Stepping in Sewage

Other IMPORTANT STORIES this week of Crime in Tucson!

KOLD: Traffic Stop Leads to Fentanyl Seizure

KOLD, Police Arrest Suspect Following Drug Investigation

CNN: Fentanyl Zylazine Emerging Threat in US


19 comments


  • Cecilia Bogle

    We need to stop catch and release immediately. Why is it the pretrial service’s continuously signing off on convicted felons who are in jail for more felonies to be released on the streets with no place to go but more trouble?


  • John Pendolino

    I intend to run for Ward 3 leadership on the next election. I share the views and support this effort and hope that I can save our once great city.


  • Ann

    We need a solid candidate for the election in November who will start campaigning now against this current regime! Mayor Romero does not care to hear from a certain citizen group (mainly conservative) who want law and order and safety in our streets and public transportation. ENOUGH! Please, TCFC, can we gather as a group somewhere to start talking about the alternative candidate(s) soon? People need and want to come together for matters such as we read about each week. Thank you for ALL you do! I’ve told many neighbors about TCFC and at least two or three have signed up!


  • Anonymous

    Taylor, our current City Council and Mayor do not want to hear from the community.
    We do need new City Council Members and Mayor that will serve our residents and actually give them a Voice. I would be interested in hearing what else you have to say. Please email me Ross.kaplowitch@yahoo.com


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