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Just as there is so many great things about Tucson, there are also many haunting things.
Endless construction on Grant rd, decimation of our desert & saguaros, all the pokey cacti, terrible landscaping choices, people killing rattlesnakes, TEP electric bills & more.

🌵 What are some haunting things in Tucson for you??

#tucson #tucsonarizona #hauntedhouse #saguaro #tucsonlife

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Ballots are out and it's time to vote NO on Prop 421! From the Daily Star: DSA-endorsed Ward 6 Councilmember Miranda Schubert @tucsonschubert says she is voting NO on the TEP franchise agreement. "She said the 25-year time frame is unnecessarily long, and the $2 million per year TEP will put toward climate resiliency is insufficient.

Meanwhile, TEP is spending $1.47 million in company profits (that's money they made from our high rates!) to convince Tucson to take their bad deal. They even paid $14k for "yes" arguments in the election info pamphlet. Say NO to TEP and NO to Prop 421!

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Vote No to TEP, Vote No on Prop 421, Vote No to TEP bribes, rate hikes, and power generation for data centers.

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Today a group of citizens dropped a banner over the Tucson Congress Street bridge during rush hour to encourage people to vote no on Prop 421 which would extend the TEP franchise agreement for another 25 years.

To date, news sources report that TEP, a Canadian privately owned investor utility, has spent 1.5 MILLION dollars on ads and $14,000 on pamphlets to convince voters that Prop 421 is good for Tucson.

TEP lost my respect back in December 2025 when 6-8 lawyers for TEP showed up at the Arizona Corporation Commission seeking approval of an Energy Supply Agreement (ESA) between Tucson Electric Power Company (TEP) and Humphrey’s Peak Power LLC (ie, Beale Infrastructure for Project Blue) for the planned data center campus that is now being built in Pima County. That is when I knew that TEP and the Arizona Corporation Commission (in its current composition) work for profit and investors, not the people.

I respect the will of the working class with their cans of paint and canvas over a private corporation's interest and will be voting no on Prop 421. I am in favor of the City exploring and supporting a public power option.

© 10/02/26 @kathleendreierphoto

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Ballots for the November 3 election go out in one week! So, here's why you should vote "NO!" on Proposition 421.

Prop 421 is a bad 25-year franchise agreement with Tucson Electric Power, the for-profit utility that owns our electric grid. A franchise agreement gives TEP use of our public rights-of-way. But Prop 421 is about more than poles and wires: It’s a referendum on how TEP does business in our community.

Tucson DSA has talked to thousands of community members over the last 3 years about their TEP bills. People are struggling. TEP can’t go on with business as usual.

TEP included an anti-public power utility clause in Prop 421. They know Tucsonans are fed up with them profiting off of something we need to survive.

We need to defeat Prop 421 by a huge margin and make it very clear to the Mayor and City Council what we actually want: A public power utility on the ballot.

Four Reasons to vote no on Prop 421:
1. A 25-year franchise deal is way too long
2. It greenwashes TEP while they support data centers & more fossil fuel use
3. It doesn’t address unaffordable rates
4. TEP is spending millions on “yes” ads (hello, red flag!)

If you believe in the power of public goods, vote "NO" on Prop 421.

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Tucson deserves better. Vote NO on Prop 421.

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🚨 HAPPENING NOW: Community members pack tonight’s city council meeting to say NO to Prop 421, a 25-year contract with the private Canadian utility company, Tucson Electric Power.

Recently, the City of Tucson has been exposed for using our public resources to promote TEP’s propaganda. City employees received an internal email blast that directly linked to TEP’s website, advocating for the passage of Prop 421–apparently in direct violation of our local laws prohibiting the use of city resources to influence elections!

We must continue to fight against Proposition 421 and to support a city-wide movement for public power, where our electrical grid is owned and controlled by the people, not by foreign billionaires. We must show that the power of the people can defeat the ultra-wealthy interests trying to buy off our city and raise our electric bills!

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Pack City Hall on Tuesday to say NO to Proposition 421 and YES to @tucsonpublicpower! Doors at 5 p.m., Meeting at 5:30 p.m.
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On August 31, the City of Tucson used public resources to promote TEP’s Franchise Agreement to city employees. The email to city employees directly links to TEP’s website, which expressly advocates for passing Proposition 421. City employees are prohibited from using City resources to engage in political activities.

Passing Proposition 421 would directly benefit the TEP’s investors, approving a 25-year exclusive deal between the City and TEP. By using internal email to communicate only TEP’s position to City employees during business hours the City has put its thumb on the scale to influence the election.

TEP’s franchise agreement does not include any of the community’s terms.
During public meetings held last year, thousands of community members called for a shorter, 5-year agreement and a public utility, along with commitments to renewable energy targets and stronger protections against rate increases. Instead of presenting employees and the public with balanced information, the City amplified TEP’s preferred position.

They assisted a privately-owned utility in their campaign to profit off of Tucsonans.
The City is ignoring residents’ demands for public power & renewable energy.

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🚨 RALLY & PACK THE CITY CHAMBERS THIS TUESDAY 🚨

The City of Tucson is helping TEP to pass Prop 421, putting corporate interests over the community’s needs. This Tuesday, we’re showing to the city council meeting to say NO to TEP, NO to Prop 421, and YES to PUBLIC POWER! We also need a stronger Large Water User Ordinance that sustainably manages Tucson’s limited water resources, instead of forfeiting our water over to data centers and corporations.

Join us at 4:00PM for a community rally and stick around for the 5:30PM city council meeting to make our demands heard. We need public utilities that serve the people and water policies that protect our community’s future!

🚪 Sign up to speak at the Call to the Audience: 5:00PM
🗓️ Tuesday, September 22
⏰ Rally: 4PM; Meeting: 5:30PM
📍 Tucson City Hall (255 W Alameda St)

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Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday! The Pima County Board of Supervisors and the Tucson Mayor and City Council are both meeting at 5:30pm. The county will be considering a temporary moratorium on data centers while they come up with regulations, and the city will be reviewing the large water user ordinance. We’ll have specifics about what to ask for as far as that goes. Please come out and support the moratorium in the county and ask the city to make the large water user ordinance stronger! Also support our friends at @tucsonpublicpower in their call for a no on Prop 421, the TEP franchise agreement.

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Together, we can end TEP's monopoly on power in Tucson. THIS NOVEMBER, VOTE 'NO' ON PROPOSITION 421!

#publicpowerfortucson #socialism #politics #community #prop421

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