Charlie Borla
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The city's role in the proposed Project Blue data-centers complex came to a quick end Wednesday when the city council agreed to end negotiations with developers.
Council kills data center plans in Tucson during raucous meeting
The city's role in the proposed Project Blue data-centers complex came to a quick end Wednesday when the city council agreed to end negotiations with developers.
tucson.com
August 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The city's role in the proposed Project Blue data-centers complex came to a quick end Wednesday when the city council agreed to end negotiations with developers.
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All the readers who got to the end of my column today got a gift -- a "toilet bowl filled to the rim with feces."
And people complain about paywalls!
And people complain about paywalls!
Column: The Tucson hotel where an arson and a homicide took place recently holds itself out online to be a nice, cheap place for travelers. Really, it's last-chance housing for Tucson's poorest. Both groups deserve protection from the place.
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Tim Steller's column: Tucson hotel, site of crimes, misleads travelers
The GLH Hotel in Tucson still advertises itself online as a standard, if cheap, hotel. Even before the recent arson and the homicide, though, it was a den of drug
tucson.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
All the readers who got to the end of my column today got a gift -- a "toilet bowl filled to the rim with feces."
And people complain about paywalls!
And people complain about paywalls!
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Project Blue, the mega-data-center project proposed for Tucson, turns out to contemplate three separate mega-data-center complexes. The first would encompass 4-10 data centers, and the others would be of similar scale. This multiplies the concerns about water, power.
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Project Blue envisions up to 3 data-center complexes in Tucson area
Also disclosed for the first time: The first of the data-center complexes would use drinking water for its first two to three years.
tucson.com
July 2, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Project Blue, the mega-data-center project proposed for Tucson, turns out to contemplate three separate mega-data-center complexes. The first would encompass 4-10 data centers, and the others would be of similar scale. This multiplies the concerns about water, power.
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The Pima County supervisors have approved a massive, planned data center project on Tucson's southeast side, @charlieborla.bsky.social reports.
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Pima County supervisors OK land sale for Project Blue data center complex
The Pima County Board of Supervisors approved Tuesday selling a 290-acre parcel on the far southeast side that will soon have a multi-billion-dollar data center complex built on it.
tucson.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The Pima County supervisors have approved a massive, planned data center project on Tucson's southeast side, @charlieborla.bsky.social reports.
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Farhad Moghimi, the executive director of the Regional Transportation Authority and the Pima Association of Governments, was terminated Thursday following a months-long dispute with leaders from Tucson and Pima County.
Embattled Tucson-area transportation leader terminated
Farhad Moghimi, the executive director of the Regional Transportation Authority and the Pima Association of Governments, was terminated Thursday following a months-long dispute with leaders from Tucson and Pima County.
tucson.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Farhad Moghimi, the executive director of the Regional Transportation Authority and the Pima Association of Governments, was terminated Thursday following a months-long dispute with leaders from Tucson and Pima County.
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For Star subscribers: Rep. Juan Ciscomani said he would protect Medicaid, but he opened himself up to attacks from Democrats by voting for a bill that cuts the federal health
Political Notebook: Ciscomani's vote for budget bill raises anger over Medicaid cuts
For Star subscribers: Rep. Juan Ciscomani said he would protect Medicaid, but he opened himself up to attacks from Democrats by voting for a bill that cuts the federal health
tucson.com
May 23, 2025 at 12:02 AM
For Star subscribers: Rep. Juan Ciscomani said he would protect Medicaid, but he opened himself up to attacks from Democrats by voting for a bill that cuts the federal health
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Tucson Mayor Regina Romero is in Qatar this week for an economic forum.
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero in Qatar for economic forum
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero is in Qatar this week for an economic forum.
tucson.com
May 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Tucson Mayor Regina Romero is in Qatar this week for an economic forum.
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Federal forest officials began clearing thousands of acres of forest just outside of Bend, Oregon, where more than 100 people live in R.V.s and cars — a move that one advocacy group called “the largest eviction of a homeless camp in recent history.”
Sweep of Homeless Camp in Oregon Said to Be ‘Largest in Recent History’
Federal officials began clearing a forest where dozens of homeless people live in derelict R.V.s and cars.
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May 2, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Federal forest officials began clearing thousands of acres of forest just outside of Bend, Oregon, where more than 100 people live in R.V.s and cars — a move that one advocacy group called “the largest eviction of a homeless camp in recent history.”
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Here's the story on Pima County's newest supervisor, Andres Cano, by my colleague @charlieborla.bsky.social .
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Andrés Cano appointed to Pima County Board of Supervisors seat
Andrés Cano, a former state lawmaker, has been selected to replace Adelita Grijalva on the Pima County Board of Supervisors.
tucson.com
April 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Here's the story on Pima County's newest supervisor, Andres Cano, by my colleague @charlieborla.bsky.social .
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Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva has died.
Tucson Congressman Raúl Grijalva dies
Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva has died.
tucson.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva has died.
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Tucson loses another bar at the gateway of downtown. This one is kinda curious. Rumor has it they just up and closed without notice. Stay tuned .....
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Another bar in downtown Tucson calls it a night
A week after Ermanos ended a decade on North Fourth Avenue, a popular downtown bar that opened on Congress Street in February 2014 abruptly closed.
tucson.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Tucson loses another bar at the gateway of downtown. This one is kinda curious. Rumor has it they just up and closed without notice. Stay tuned .....
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Two migrant-aid respite shelters in Pima County will be shut down, County Administrator Jan Lesher said Thursday.
Pima County closing its two migrant aid shelters
Two migrant-aid respite shelters in Pima County will be shut down, County Administrator Jan Lesher said Thursday.
tucson.com
January 23, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Two migrant-aid respite shelters in Pima County will be shut down, County Administrator Jan Lesher said Thursday.
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Milagro on Oracle, just north of West Grant Road on the city's north side is the first of nine housing developments planned with the city’s non-profit, El Pueblo Housing Development.
Affordable housing project opens in Tucson
Milagro on Oracle, just north of West Grant Road on the city's north side is the first of nine housing developments planned with the city’s non-profit, El Pueblo Housing Development.
tucson.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Milagro on Oracle, just north of West Grant Road on the city's north side is the first of nine housing developments planned with the city’s non-profit, El Pueblo Housing Development.
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A third grand jury has declined to indict a former Tucson police officer in the killing of a man suspected of shoplifting in November 2021. The case is now dropped.
Case against former Tucson police officer in deadly shooting dropped
A third grand jury has declined to indict a former Tucson police officer in the killing of a man suspected of shoplifting in November 2021. The case is now dropped.
tucson.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:04 PM
A third grand jury has declined to indict a former Tucson police officer in the killing of a man suspected of shoplifting in November 2021. The case is now dropped.
The new totals announced Friday showed Nanos' victory was even tighter than the results released in November: 481 votes.
Sheriff Chris Nanos' reelection win confirmed by recount @charlieborla.bsky.social
Sheriff Chris Nanos' reelection win confirmed by recount
Pima County Superior Court Judge Kyle Bryson said Chris Nanos received 243,891 votes while Heather Lappin received 243,410 votes. That's a margin of 481 votes.
tucson.com
December 6, 2024 at 6:44 PM
The new totals announced Friday showed Nanos' victory was even tighter than the results released in November: 481 votes.
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Supervisors shuffle $1.3M in unspent COVID relief funds @charlieborla.bsky.social
Supervisors shuffle $1.3M in unspent COVID relief funds
About $1.3M in unused COVID-relief funds will be allocated to new projects in Pima County.
tucson.com
December 5, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Supervisors shuffle $1.3M in unspent COVID relief funds @charlieborla.bsky.social
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Recount results for Pima County Sheriff to be released Friday
Recount results for Pima County Sheriff to be released Friday
The extremely tight race between incumbent Chris Nanos and his challenger Heather Lappin will be settled in three days.
tucson.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Recount results for Pima County Sheriff to be released Friday
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The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
November 23, 2024 at 2:06 PM
The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s
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The 41st #ElTourDeTucson rolls through the area. A few more images from the race to be found here > tucne.ws/1r8t
November 23, 2024 at 6:17 PM
The 41st #ElTourDeTucson rolls through the area. A few more images from the race to be found here > tucne.ws/1r8t
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Hundreds of students turn out 24 hours before tip-off to spend the night in #McKaleCenter and be among the first 600 into the #ZonaZoo for #ArizonaWildcats game against #DukeBlueDevils. A few more images from the school's first ever #LockIn to be found here > tucne.ws/1r87
November 22, 2024 at 6:30 AM
Hundreds of students turn out 24 hours before tip-off to spend the night in #McKaleCenter and be among the first 600 into the #ZonaZoo for #ArizonaWildcats game against #DukeBlueDevils. A few more images from the school's first ever #LockIn to be found here > tucne.ws/1r87
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If you're interested in southern Arizona, follow Tucson's daily newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, at @tucson.com ⭐
November 19, 2024 at 4:33 PM
If you're interested in southern Arizona, follow Tucson's daily newspaper, the Arizona Daily Star, at @tucson.com ⭐
"John was a good man who conducted himself honorably as a candidate," said Vince Leach, who faced McLean in the race for Tucson area District 17 in this week's election.
"The lives John positively touched during his life are incalculable, and we should all be so fortunate to do the same."
"The lives John positively touched during his life are incalculable, and we should all be so fortunate to do the same."
An Arizona state senate candidate, John McLean, died this morning in a Tucson car crash. McLean, a Democrat, is narrowly losing to Republican Vince Leach in LD 17 as the vote-count is being finalized. My condolences to his family, friends and all who knew him.
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Arizona Senate candidate John McLean killed in Tucson crash
John McLean, the Democratic candidate for Arizona Senate in Tucson area District 17, faced Republican Venden "Vince" Leach in this week's election. McLean died in a crash early Friday on
tucson.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:54 PM
"John was a good man who conducted himself honorably as a candidate," said Vince Leach, who faced McLean in the race for Tucson area District 17 in this week's election.
"The lives John positively touched during his life are incalculable, and we should all be so fortunate to do the same."
"The lives John positively touched during his life are incalculable, and we should all be so fortunate to do the same."
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In today's chapter, we explore how one Tucson church affiliated with The Message religious sect controls its members. The key factor: If you leave, your family in the church is to have no contact with you. That keeps people from leaving. But the control issues go deeper.
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Tucson church a controlling 'cult within a cult,' ex-members say
A Tucson pastor built his congregation on the strict teachings of 20th-century 'prophet' William Branham, but made it so harsh that leaving means estrangement from family members.
tucson.com
November 15, 2024 at 2:56 PM
In today's chapter, we explore how one Tucson church affiliated with The Message religious sect controls its members. The key factor: If you leave, your family in the church is to have no contact with you. That keeps people from leaving. But the control issues go deeper.
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Border analysts told the Star that as president, Trump’s hawkish rhetoric could end up alienating an important US ally and diminishing chances for collaboration with Mexico on security issues. But some say it could pressure Mexico’s leaders to take a more aggressive approach to organized crime.
Analyzing Trump's threats to send troops to 'eliminate' Mexico's cartels
Throughout his campaign, former president and now President-elect Donald Trump reiterated threats to send troops into Mexico and carry out U.S. military strikes on organized crime groups, which he’s s...
tucson.com
November 12, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Border analysts told the Star that as president, Trump’s hawkish rhetoric could end up alienating an important US ally and diminishing chances for collaboration with Mexico on security issues. But some say it could pressure Mexico’s leaders to take a more aggressive approach to organized crime.