Words by Pascal Sabino | Edited by Camille Squires

In August, fewer than 250 voters cast a ballot in a South Tucson recall election targeting the mayor and two allies in the city council. The three officials, Mayor Roxnna “Roxy” Valenzuela and council members Brian Flagg and Cesar Aguirre, form a progressive coalition in the small city’s leadership. Outside government, they also all work with Casa Maria, a local soup kitchen that provides hundreds of warm meals daily and distributes clothing, toiletries and bedding to the city’s unhoused population.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/palabra/2025/11/facing-a-crackdown-on-homelessness-two-arizona-cities-offer-different-responses.html