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Bread & Roses Opens as a Temporary Home for LGBTQ+ Youth

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Local stewards facilitate ongoing rehabilitation of the Santa Cruz River

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Butterfly populations in western US declining every year

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ADMINISTRATION Jason Joseph, President/Publisher jjoseph@azlocalmedia.com

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Fresh Air, Fresh Food

WITH MORE OF US GETTING vaccinated and COVID cases in decline, we here at Tucson Weekly World Headquarters are getting out, enjoying the spring weather and returning to some of our favorite restaurant patios. Some of us haven’t done anything outside of takeout for the last year, so sitting down and enjoying a meal and good company has been an absolute delight. I had a wonderful omelet last week at Hotel Congress, which is also bringing live music and special events to its welcoming plaza (while still maintaining physical distance).

This week, managing editor Austin Counts looks at 20 of our favorite patios around town. But it was so hard to narrow down the list that we want to continue featuring patios in the weeks and months to come, so send your favorites his way at austin@tucsonlocalmedia.com.

Elsewhere in the book this week: The Skinny is mystified by Gov. Doug Ducey’s refusal to allow FEMA to set up a vaccination clinic in Pima County; Staff reporter Christina Duran tells us the latest on COVID, including the state’s decision to throw open vaccinations to anyone aged 16 and older; Duran also takes us on a tour of a new LBGTQ+ transitional housing project; associate editor Jeff Gardner tells us about the decline of butterflies and

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gives a shoutout to an Oro Valley art fair presented by the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance; intern Madison Beal looks at efforts to clean up the downtown stretch of the Santa Cruz River; guest contributors Mark Kimble and Damien Meyer sound a warning on voter-suppression bills at the Arizona Legislature; arts writer Margaret Regan looks at Depression-era photos on display at the Desert Art Museum; and Kate Maguire Jensen, president and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona, tells you why you should help out a nonprofit on Arizona Gives Day. Plus we’ve got more news on the cannabis market, Tucson’s best sex column, horoscopes so you know what to expect in the week ahead, cartoons and more in our pages this week, so find yourself a nice outdoor patio, order your drink of choice and dig in.

And finally, the deadline to cast a ballot in this year’s Cannabis Bowl is fast approaching.

Vote before 11:59 p.m. this Sunday, March 28!

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Here are 20 of the best patios for outdoor dining this spring

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Art on the wall of the Bread & Roses home for LGBTQ+ youth.

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Bread & Roses Opens as a Temporary Home for LGBTQ+ Youth

By Christina Duran christina@tucsonlocalmedia.com SUNLIGHT SHINES THROUGH large windows onto walls adorned with Pride flag quilts made by volunteers, a dining table with flowers in a white vase, and a white board with house rules, inspirational quotes and a picture of civil rights advocated/trans hero Marsha P. Johnson. The aroma of pancakes and maple syrup wafts through as people walk in and out of the space that has become home for five LGBTQ+ identifying youth.

Homeless LGBTQ+ youth ages 18 to 24 can find temporary shelter at Bread & Roses, the first crisis transitional housing program for LGBTQ+ youth in Pima County, created through the collaboration of the Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation (SAAF) and Old Pueblo Community Services (OPCS).

The program combines the transitional housing expertise of OPCS and the knowledge of and connection to the LGBTQ+ community from SAAF, which will provide case management and wraparound services to the youth in the program, said SAAF CEO Dr. Ravi Grivois-Shah.

With COVID restrictions, Bread & Roses can host up to five youth at a time, with only one person per bedroom.

At full capacity and without COVID restrictions, they are able to host nine individuals with 2 people per room and an extra room for anyone that may not be comfortable to share a room initially for any reason, said Litwicki.

Bread & Roses would not only provide a temporary home, but would give youth access to any services addressing their needs, like mental or physical health services, food insecurity, job training or transportation issues.

“We know the youth don’t just need shelter,” said Grivois-Shah. “Our goal isn’t to have this transitional housing for a few months and for them to be exactly where they were before they started with the program.”

This approach is relatively new, according to Litwicki, who said that addressing homelessness has often centered around a “charity model,” instead of a “solidarity model.”

Bread & Roses was chosen by a group of youth who have experienced homelessness themselves, along with five other housing projects in the county to address youth homelessness.

The Youth Action Committee—established in 2018 by Tucson Pima Collaboration to End Homelessness (TPCH) in order to increase youth voice and leadership in addressing youth homelessness—awarded Bread & Roses $864,000 through HUD’s Youth Homelessness Demonstration Project (YHDP), said City of Tucson Housing & Community Development Department Collaborative Applicant Coordinator Jason Thorpe.

The project requires youth leadership in all aspects of the initiative.

The committee worked with youth service providers to identify critical gaps in community infrastructure, decided how YHDP funds would be used in the community and collaborated with the City of Tucson to develop the funding solicitation for projects. Youth can apply for a spot at Bread & Roses through TPCH’s Coordinated Entry Homeless Assistance Access Points or other access points like OPCS. According to a 2018 report by Chapin Hall’s Voices of Youth Count, a youth homelessness research initiative at the University of Chicago, LGBTQ+ youth make up to 40 percent of homeless youth and experience homelessness at twice the rate of their cisgender and heterosexual peers.

They also report even higher rates of homelessness for those who identify as

both LGBTQ+ and black or multiracial.

Grivois-Shah said they think the rate of LGBTQ+ youth homelessness in the county is about a quarter to half of all homeless youth, but only five percent of them engage with the system.

“We think there’s a big barrier for LGBTQ youth in particular,” said Grivois-Shah.”There’s youth that reported they’d rather go it alone on the streets and face the potential violence of existing systems. So this is a great opportunity for those who have not felt like they’ve had a safe space to go to, who are experiencing homelessness, to come to this site that’s affirming for LGBTQ youth.”

The program is named after James Oppenheim’s poem “Bread and Roses,” inspired by the slogan from a 1912 textile worker’s strike, lead by women and queer people fighting for fair wages, equality and a life filled with joy and dignity, all the things Bread & Roses stands for, said Eon program manager Kristen Godfrey.

“We want to house folks, but we also want people to experience life as it should be, liberation, safety, community,” Godfrey said.

As the poem says: “Hearts starve as well as bodies, give us bread, but give us roses” ■

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DUCEY TO PIMA COUNTY: DROP DEAD

Governor blocks effort to set up FEMA vaccination site in Pima County Jim Nintzel jnintzel@tucsonweekly.com FEW PEOPLE WILL ARGUE THAT Gov. Doug Ducey has done an outstanding job in battling the coronavirus in Arizona.

Twice, the state has been a global hotspot for the outbreak; he refused to shut down nightclubs (including those owned by the family of his own healthcare advisor) until the disease got so out of control that most public schools had to launch the fall semester remotely; he thinks so little of testing to determine the extent of infections and path of the virus that he wants to stiff Pima County on testing expenses despite getting hundreds of millions of dollars from the federal government to do just that; he totally botched the rollout of the state’s online vaccination registration system; and when he got tired of taking heat from the media in weekly COVID press conferences, he just quit having them.

But Ducey’s latest move may be his most appalling: Telling the federal government that Pima County didn’t need an additional vaccination clinic.

Pima County officials have been working with FEMA staff on various vaccination efforts. FEMA offered to set up a vaccination clinic that would provide 6,000 Pfizer shots a day for three weeks, along with a second three-week clinic that would provide second shots, along with the possibility of another two weeks of Johnson

& Johnson shots. All told, that would have provided about 200,000 more vaccinations in Pima County.

But first, FEMA had to run the plan by the state. And that’s when Ducey said no.

Asked about Ducey’s shot-blocking of Pima County last week, Arizona Health Director Cara Christ said too many state resources would be used for the setup— which is laughable on its face, given how Ducey is squirrelling away COVID relief dollars so he can once again cut taxes for Arizona’s wealthiest residents.

But let’s say Arizona is just too broke to speed along the vaccination process for Pima County residents. Ducey could have reached out to Pima County officials to find out if they’re willing to foot the bill, but he didn’t bother. (That’s not surprising, given that in his imperious way, Ducey rarely talks to his fellow elected officials when making his COVID decisions.)

Turns out, Pima County is ready to take on those expenses—and this week, Pima County Supervisor Sharon Bronson, along with all the local mayors—Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, Marana Mayor Ed Honea, Oro Valley Mayor Joe Winfield, South Tucson Mayor Bob Teso and Sahaurita Mayor Tom Murphy—all signed a letter asking Ducey to reconsider his decision.

“Pima County is prepared to provide any and all assistance in setting up this POD such that it does not require resources from the state,” they wrote. “In addition, the vaccine supplied by federal

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policy will not deduct from the state vaccine allocation.”

The local elected leaders said that the POD “potentially provides another 300,000 or more vaccines that would be targeted for our low-income and minority communities. We understand the state has declined to accept the federal offer for a variety of reasons. We would appreciate you reconsidering this position in asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to establish a federal POD in Pima County.”

We can only speculate on why Ducey turned down the offer. (The resources thing is obviously a dodge, given the

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state’s strong financial position.) Does he not want the Biden administration to get credit for vaccinating people in Arizona? Does he just not care how long this stretches out? Does it somehow distract from his recent efforts to appear to be the big hero of the crisis?

Whatever is going on in his head, Ducey should quit acting like an absentee stepdad and approve the federal site immediately. The sooner people are vaccinated, the sooner we’ll be past this pandemic.

And hey, if he blames it on some underling, Ducey can pretend to be a hero again!! ■

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The UA POD has administered 80,275 vaccines in total since January and have surpassed 2,000 doses each day for the past week, said Robbins.

The Arizona Department of Health Services estimates 72.5 percent of Pima County residents 65 and older and 38.4 percent of residents 55 to 64 have received at least one dose of the vaccine To register for an appointment go online to podvaccine.azdhs.gov or call 602-542-1000.

COVID and how many people have been vaccinated, Gerald estimated that Arizona might reach herd immunity by late April or early May. But he warned that variant strains now appearing in Arizona could reduce the efficacy of vaccines and more easily infect children, meaning it could take longer.

SCHOOLS REOPENING FOR INPERSON INSTRUCTION THIS WEEK

FOLLOWING GOV. DOUG DUCEY’S order that schools resume in-person classes for any families who want it, area AS CASE COUNTS FELL FOR A school districts are welcoming more ninth straight week, Arizona is moving students back. from a period of substantial risk to modMany districts are also continuing to erate risk, according to Joe Gerald, an offer virtual learning for families who epidemiologist and professor in the UA are reluctant to send their kids back to Zuckerman College of Public Health. school.

While health officials continue to urge The Tucson Unified School District people to wear masks, physically disreopened campuses for the first time in COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA tance from people outside their housea year on Monday. The Marana Unified hold and avoid public indoor spaces for School District, which had been offering longer than 15 minutes, the state now has hybrid learning with different cohorts one of the lowest transmission rates in of students attending two days a week, the United States, according to the CDC. resumed classes Monday through A total of 4,445 COVID cases were Thursday, with Friday reserved for online reported in the week ending March 14, learning.

Ducey opens vaccine appointments to anyone 16 and older as COVID cases continue representing a 22% decrease from the The Amphi School District had virtual downward trend previous week, Gerald said in his weekly learning for all students earlier this week, report tracking COVID trends. with students returning on Wednesday, “We’re at the point where most of us “While residents and businesses March 24.

By Christina Duran are thinking the best way to accelerate should continue to follow public health christina@tucsonlocalmedia.com that is do away with all of the administra- mitigation recommendations, normalizaGET TESTED: PIMA COUNTY HAS tive oversight, let’s just get everybody in tion of low-risk activities is reasonable FREE COVID TESTING as quickly as we can,” said Carmona. as case rates have fallen below 100 new GOV. DOUG DUCEY ANNOUNCED UA President Dr. Robert C. Robbins diagnoses per 100,000 residents,” Gerald PIMA COUNTY IS CONTINUING this week that COVID vaccines would said on average they have 100 to 200 wrote. to offer a number of testing centers be available to all adults 16 and older unfilled appointments each day. HowevHe noted that in the week ending around town. at state vaccination points of delivery er, Jensen said as of Monday, March 22, March 14, new cases were diagnosed You’ll have a nasal swab test at the starting Wednesday, March 24. only two vaccines had gone unused due at a rate of 61 per 100,000 residents, Kino Event Center (2805 E. Ajo Way) and As a result, the University of Arizona to a needle drop, and if there are missed compared to 38 per 100,000 residents the Udall Center (7200 E. Tanque Verde vaccination POD will start accepting appointments, the vaccines leftover in the week ending Sept. 8, which was Road). appointments to that group at 8 a.m. on would go to volunteers at the POD. the lowest point of COVID diagnosis The center at the northside Ellie Wednesday, said UA Vice President of New appointments for the UA POD between Arizona’s summer and winter Towne Flowing Wells Community CenCommunications Holly Jensen. will open up at 11 a.m. on Friday, March COVID waves. ter, 1660 W. Ruthrauff Road, involves a Previously, vaccines were limited to 26, said Jensen. The Arizona Department Gerald said that hospital occupancy saliva test designed by ASU. people 55 and older as well as frontline of Health Services announced last week had fallen 86% from the Jan. 11 peak but Schedule an appointment at these or workers, educators, first responders and it would begin announcing the number noted that “hospitals remain above seaother drive-thru or pop-up sites at pima. healthcare workers. of appointments opening up on Fridays sonal occupancy.” gov/covid19testing.

Dr. Richard Carmona, the former survia a Wednesday Twitter post.

In Pima County, a total of 548 residents The University of Arizona’s antibody geon general and director of UA Reentry Vaccines are also available at pritested positive for COVID in the week testing can determine if you have had Task Force, said the UA POD has seen vate pharmacies, which have generally ending March 14, which represented a COVID and now have antibodies. To hundreds of unfilled vaccine appointfollowed the state’s lead in opening up 20% decrease from the previous week. sign up for testing, visit https://coviments. In a press conference before eligibility for vaccine appointments.

Using an interactive tool designed d19antibodytesting.arizona.edu/home. ■ Ducey’s announcement, Carmona said he Pima County officials hadn’t anby McKinsey & Company that projects was going to suggest something similar nounced as of deadline whether they will herd immunity based on estimating how Jim Nintzel contributed to this report. to state officials. follow suit with the state eligibility. many people have been infected with CASES CONTINUE DECLINE

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State lawmakers want to put barriers in the way of voting

By Mark Kimble and Damien Meyer tucsonweekly@tucsonlocalmedia.com

“There have been irregularities in our elections, sometimes even fraud, but never to an extent that it affected the outcome.

We should all be proud of that, and respect the decision of the majority even when we disagree with it. Especially when we disagree with it.”

—Sen. John McCain JOHN MCCAIN WOULD BE ASHAMED

of some things going on at the Arizona Legislature—actions being taken in the name of addressing alleged election fraud.

The traditional, good faith practices of finding better candidates and developing better policies and ideas to appeal to more voters are being cast aside for a dispiriting, anti-democratic effort to pass laws that hinder—rather than promote—voter participation.

The Arizona Citizens’ Clean Elections Commission is a nonpartisan organization created by voters more than two decades ago when they passed the Citizens Clean Elections Act in 1998.

In passing the Act, the voters identified) two critical concepts. First, the intent of the Act was to “encourage citizen participation in the political process.” A second intent is “to improve the integrity of Arizona state government and promote public confidence in the Arizona political process.”

The Act also creates the Citizens Clean Elections Commission consisting of five commissioners. Currently there are two Republicans, two Democrats and an Independent. The Commission is non-partisan and it works to implement the intent of the Act. As commissioners, when we observe a concerted and focused effort to make it more difficult for Arizonans to vote and participate in the political process, that is

something we are obligated to oppose.

We see that happening now.

Many members of our Legislature want to keep perceived unfriendly voters out of the election process.

There are numerous bills in this session of the Arizona Legislature that make it more difficult for Arizonans to vote and they lack the integrity of fair and robust elections.

We oppose these bills.

These bills address early voting procedures and voter registration, the favored voting procedure in Arizona, as about 80 percent of Arizona voters prefer to vote by mail.

However, those who cast early ballots are a major source of concern for some of our Arizona legislators.

Most of those early voters receive an early ballot automatically because they signed up for the Permanent Early Voter List (PEVL). But new proposed legislation is aimed at removing names from the PEVL and making it more difficult to vote early. These bills include: • HB 2560: Would remove Arizonans from the PEVL if they didn’t use their early ballot in one general election. If you change your mind and vote at the polls, or misplace your early ballot and vote at the polls, then you are off the PEVL until you sign up again.

• SB 1485: Would remove Arizonans from the PEVL if they don’t vote an early ballot in two consecutive primary and general elections. This bill targets independents who frequently skip voting in a primary because they incorrectly assume the primary is open only to voters registered with a political party.

• SB 1003: Would require that voters who forget to sign their early ballot would have only until 7 p.m. on Election Day to fix the error. People who vote ballots that are not early have five more days to correct such errors.

• SB 1593: Early ballots would go

out five days later than now. And they would have to be returned earlier— postmarked the Thursday before the election, compared with the current rule that they have to be received by 7 p.m.

Election Day. The effect is to give people less time to cast an early ballot.

• SB 1713: Instead of just signing their early ballot to prove their identity, voters would have to provide an affidavit with their date of birth and driver’s license number. If they don’t have that, they have to provide their voter registration number or a copy of something showing their address.

Legislators also want to make it more difficult to register to vote: • SB 1358: Would prohibit county recorders from registering voters anyplace that is not government property.

This negatively impacts the ability to reach out to register voters where they live, such as isolated Native American reservations or rural communities.

There are many more bills that seek to make it more difficult to register and vote for no legitimate reason. There is simply no basis for a democratic form of government to actively attempt to

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limit a citizen’s right to vote. This is unconscionable.

We want to make one thing crystal clear: our opposition is not political.

We are charged with standing up for the rights of Arizona voters. That is our only concern.

We want voting in Arizona to continue to be safe, secure and convenient—free of contrived barriers designed to make voting more difficult.

Elections must be won or lost based on candidates and their ideas—not on who successfully navigates a maze of unfair and unnecessary rules.

Please take the time to give these bills some thought, develop your own opinions and contact your legislator with your position. In other words, we encourage you to participate in the political process and to help improve the integrity of our elections. ■ Mark Kimble of Tucson is a retired journalist and registered Independent.

Damien Meyer of Phoenix is an attorney and registered Democrat. Both are appointed members of the Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Commission.

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Maya Teyechea, a hydrologist at Tucson Water and project manager for the Heritage Project, referred to the project as a “complete success” because bringing water back to the river has led to a greater abundance of native species and increased public enjoyment in the area.

Cyclists, hikers and city dwellers alike now marvel at the blue and green ribbon that lines the formerly dry riverbed. Kate Hiller, a project volunteer who has lived in the Santa Rosa Barrio for 35 years, said she’s even seen families picnicking along river since the flow was restored.

“The river had been written off as a ditch for so long,” Breault said. “To see PHOTOGRAPH BY ANGEL BREAULT vibrance and movement and diversity A group of local stewards sits along the downtown reach of the Santa Cruz River. Every just appear out of nowhere, I feel like I Sunday, they pick up trash and remove invasive species as a part of a grassroots project. watched a miracle happen.”

After watching the water and life return to the downtown reach of the Santa Cruz, A HISTORICAL RENEWAL Breault started to notice a large amount of garbage and the invasive species After decades of limited flow along Local stewards facilitate ongoing rehabilitation of the Santa Cruz River encroaching upon the river. He decided the river, Tucson Water implemented the Santa Cruz River Heritage Project in something needed to be done to address “When I talk about justice and re-cenBy Madison Beal these threats in order to protect it. collaboration with other state and local tering the idea of what it means to be tucsonweekly@tucsonlocalmedia.com With binoculars in hand, he startagencies to recharge the aquifer, restore from here, it means looking at each of ed going down to the river to remove flow to the downtown reach and revitalour individual connections to this place ize the riparian habitat. On June 24, 2019, trash, buffelgrass and tamarisk. Initially, SINCE NOVEMBER 2020, A GROUP to gain a more collective understanding,” they started releasing treated wastewater he worked alone and took the time to of local volunteers has worked to reBreault said. identify birds and native plant species into the riverbed right near the heart of move the garbage and invasive species At a young age, Breault became inalong the way. But after a while, nearby downtown Tucson. surrounding the downtown reach of the volved in the environmental education residents started to notice his work and When the water was initially released, Santa Cruz River in Tucson. Through department at the Arizona-Sonora Desert asked if they could participate. it fl owed from a discharge pipe near their efforts, the group hopes to encourMuseum. His experiences at the museHe now has a rotating crew of about 10 West Silverlake Road all the way to age the return of more native species to um fueled his passion for the cultures to 15 people who help out every Sunday.

Speedway. Since then, the flow distance the urban ecosystem and foster stronger and biodiversity of the Sonoran Desert.

The stewards come from a diverse range has fluctuated depending on how much community connections to the river.

Breault now serves as the program manof ages and backgrounds, but they all water was released and how quickly the The group meets every Sunday mornager at educational nonprofit Ironwood have the same goals in mind: protecting water sank into the ground. ing under the Cushing Street Bridge.

Tree Experience, where he develops the river and bettering their community.

Michael Bogan, a University of AriThey are primarily focused on cleaning intersectional environmental curricula “I think right now, especially with so zona aquatic biologist, has studied the up the stretch of the river between Misrelevant to the cultural and ecological much being shut down, this is a really Santa Cruz River ecosystem for the past sion Wash and Congress Street, but they systems of the southern Arizona good way to connect with friends and five years. During that time, he has seen plan to work on some of the surrounding borderlands. family and do something that’s good for the water flow as far as Grant Road and tributaries soon.

“The Santa Cruz is integral to the biothe community,” Hiller said. as short a distance as Cushing Street— The project was initiated by Angel diversity that has historically been suproughly a mile and a half to three miles Breault, a local naturalist, educator, and ported here and to the cultural legacy of CONTINUED ON PAGE 21 from the discharge pipe. documentarian who has lived in Armory this place,” Breault said. “For millennia, Park neighborhood in downtown Tucson ideas and goods and people have moved for most of his life. Growing up, he spent up and down this area just like biota.” a lot of time in and around the dry riverThe land along the river at the base of bed of the Santa Cruz, which was about Chuk-son — the Tohono O’odham name half a mile away from his childhood for “A” Mountain and the namesake of home.

Tucson — has been cultivated by difBreault is calling the project “Reconferent peoples for at least 4,000 years. ciliation on the River” or “Reconciliación In fact, it is recognized as the longest al Río.” The project has three objectives: continuously cultivated piece of land in reconciliation, learning and, most imporall of North America. From the Hohokam tantly, justice. He hopes to actively foster to Spanish missionaries to Mexican a sense of indigeneity along the river by rancheros, communities have relied the not only reseeding native plants in the Santa Cruz to sustain them. area, but by also teaching people about Up until about 70 years ago, the the diversity of connections to the river. downtown reach of the river flowed

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year-round. “There are still people alive today who have seen the Santa Cruz with water and swam in the river underneath cottonwood trees in downtown Tucson,” Breault said.

As more and more people started to move into the area during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the river slowly began to dry out. Between 1860 and 1960 alone, the population of Tucson grew from just 915 people to about 212,892 people, according to a report from the city of Tucson. During this time, ground water was pumped unsustainably to support the growing population and the economic development that soon followed. By the 1940s, the natural perennial reaches of the Santa Cruz in Tucson ran dry.

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one-day census of butterflies throughout the country.

This data was confirmed by professors and researchers at multiple universities who co-authored the report, as Butterfly populations in western US declining every year well as scientists at iNaturalist.

By Jeff Gardner Butterfly species in decline around the Tucson area jeff@tucsonlocalmedia.com include monarchs, the queen butterfly, western giant swallowtails, painted ladies, and the Pima orangetip.

Prudic says warming fall months can damage butterfly A NEW REPORT EXAMINING MORE THAN populations by limiting food resources in the fall and con400 species of butterflies throughout the western fusing the butterflies’ natural cycles. Plants die off faster United States has found that butterfly populations are with increased heat and drought, leaving the butterflies declining at an estimated rate of 1.6% per year, and less to sustain themselves with through the winter. these declines are particularly associated with warmer “We’ve seen declines in other places like Europe and autumns. the eastern United States, but having this connection to The report was published this month in the journal a certain point in time helps us think about mitigation, Science, and utilized the power of citizen scientists or more precision in our management and restoration to document butterfly populations for more than four implementation,” Prudic said. decades. Particularly shocking, the report found that “Butterflies are basically preparing for hibernation the population of the iconic orange-and-black western during that fall period, and having it be warm probamonarch butterfly has declined by 99% since the 1980s. bly provides them weird environmental cues, so they The report “Fewer butterflies seen by community scientists across the warming and drying landscapes of may not be making the right changes to get ready for hibernation. They might think it’s spring or summer for the American West,” states that the pervasive declines longer, and go on and have another brood without the in butterfly populations advance our understanding proper resources.” of climate change impacts and suggest that a new apAnother point in the study is that populations are proach is needed for butterfly conservation.

“The surprising result for us were the fall changes in decreasing in all environments, not just urban and temperature,” said Katy Prudic, a co-author of the report suburban areas. According to the study’s lead author, and an assistant professor of citizen and data science in Matthew Forister, a biology professor at University of the University of Arizona. “As fall got warmer, there was Nevada, Reno, the population declines observed in wild spaces mean “we cannot assume that insects are OK more evidence of butterfly decline. Fall is not a season out there far from direct human influence. And that’s that people think about as much as having an impact because the influence of climate change is, of course, on organisms, it’s mostly spring. But this research not geographically restricted.” shows how important fall is.”

According to Michael Crimmins, a professor in UA’s Data for the report was gathered from more than 70 Department of Environmental Science, the period locations throughout the western US, and took place between September and November has warmed about from the mid 1970s through 2019. The data came from 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit per decade over the last century three sources: University of California Davis professor in Arizona. of evolution and ecology Art Shapiro, who has moniIt should be noted: A November 2019 study by Yale tored butterfly populations across central California University found that roughly 59% of Americans think for more than 45 years; the online science network iNaturalist; and the North American Butterfly Associa- global warming is mostly human-caused. In turn, an tion’s annual Fourth of July Butterfly Count, which was overwhelming proportion of the scientific community agree on anthropocentric climate change. NASA, the launched in 1975.

American Chemical Society, the American Medical AsThe main analysis happened from the Fourth of sociation, the Geological Society of America, the AmerJuly Butterfly Count, which is a nationwide, volunteer,

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ican Meteorological Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and U.S. National Academy of Sciences all agree that climate-warming trends over the past century are extremely likely due to human activities.

And while longtime scientific institutions remain authorities, a movement of “citizen science” has been growing in past decades, particularly increased by the advent of the internet. Prudic says independent citizen researchers were imperative for this butterfly report.

“I think of citizen science, or community science, as scaling up data collection,” Prudic said. “We’re talking about half a continent of everyone collecting data the same way. When you think about data collection as a scientist, you’re always thinking about quality assurance—and I will say that most people who are going out and looking for butterflies for fun know what they’re doing. They’re enthusiastic and often come with years of experience.”

Websites like iNaturalist serve as networks for independent and volunteer researchers to work with established scientific academies to map and share observations across the globe.

“The Fourth of July butterfly count has data that goes back to the ’70s, which is great. But the amount of data from 2010 to 2019 blew everyone else out of that water. iNaturalist just has so much more data, and that’s the amazing part of it,” Prudic said. “This is a way to create community and enthusiasm, just like social media.

Things can be picked up and behavior replicated.”

The greater Tucson area includes multiple citizen science locations, such as Tohono Chul botanical gardens, the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the University of Arizona Nature’s Notebook.

“There’s lots of different opportunities for people, lots of types of citizen science for people to do,” Prudic said “So I think people should hunt around until they find one that matches the community they want to spend more time with.” ■

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ARTS & CULTURE Spring Artisan Market Saturday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 28 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

At the Oro Valley Marketplace, 12155 N. Oracle Road Free admission saaca.org

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there will be far fewer interstate artists at this event. SAACA estimates 70% of the exhibiting artists are from Southern Arizona, 30% of the artists are from the rest of the state, and perhaps only one or two from New Mexico or California. these festivals. It really is meaningful Participating artists include Alan COURTESY SAACA to them to be able to start selling again Potter Ceramics, Melicia Phillips/ and making a living.”

Sonoran Sky Jewelry, Lupitas Metal Marquez says the artists who partic- Art, Melrose Macrame, CopperAnza ipate in these types of shows are not Furnishings, 3D Wire Art, Twisted SAACA’s spring art sale returns with reduced capacity simply hobby artists, but often make Beeswax Candles, Alan Magazine Photheir entire livings through selling tography and dozens more. their work. The participants often travBeyond the artists, the event will the event will be reduced to only 30% of el interstate to sell their works at other have “strolling performances” of

By Jeff Gardner the Oro Valley Marketplace’s capacity, similar festivals, sometimes going to acoustic music to avoid people clusterjeff@tucsonlocalmedia.com dozens of artisan events throughout and include 50 artists and exhibitors. ing around a stage, and instead of the the country each year, almost all of However, the event’s central draw typical interactive art tent, there will be which were cancelled in 2020. stays the same: the community can free “grab-and-go” art activities for all THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, “You think of a visual artist, and that ages. stroll through pavilions filled with local the Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural art ranging from paintings to sculpcan be done anywhere, in their home In addition to reduced capacity at Alliance has worked to provide optures to ceramics to jewelry and more. and then sold on Etsy,” Marquez said. this outdoor event, social distancing, portunities for local artists—one of the The event will also have food trucks, “But the more typical profile of an extra sanitization, distance between hardest hit industries. Now, with Arizo- an information booth and music. Beartisan selling in a festival is dealing booths, and face masks will be enforced na’s COVID cases nearing their third more with volume sales.

The work yond purchasing art, the marketplace for market attendees and vendors alike. straight month of decline, SAACA is they sell needs to have that personal provides an opportunity for locals to This event is hosted by SAACA in parthosting their largest event since quar- discuss the artworks with the artisans. connection to it. What’s great about all nership with the Town of Oro Valley antine began more than a year ago. of these festivals is that you get to meet and the Oro Valley Marketplace.

“It’s an opportunity that is so needWhat was previously known as the the artist, which isn’t usually the case a ed right now, for artists to be able to “Our number one priority during this Spring Festival of the Arts has been showcase, present and sell their work,” lot of times when people purchase art. time has been providing new opporturetitled to the Spring Artisan Market to said SAACA executive director Kate So now they’re to be able to have an nities for artists, whether that’s music, reflect this year’s reduced capacity and Marquez. “Our organization has a long opportunity to tell about their passion- performing arts, visual artists going narrower focus. Hosted by SAACA, the history with Oro Valley, and a lot of our ate work that they’re creating, and also digital—any opportunity we can for spring art sale typically sees more than support is from that area. So we have a being able to interact again with their them,” Marquez said. “And we plan to 160 artists and 30,000 attendees over lot of people who follow the individual base of support.” continue that theme throughout the the course of a weekend. But this year, artists and they come to visit them at Because of the reduced capacity, next several years.” ■

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Hotel Congress’ plaza is back in action and hosting live music and events six nights a week.

Here are 20 of the best patios for outdoor dining this spring

By Austin Counts austin@tucsonlocalmedia.com

SPRINGTIME IN TUCSON IS THE reason we endure triple-digit summers that seem to last longer and longer annually. Considering we live in a place that gets more than 350 days of sunshine each year, Tucsonans don’t desire but require patio space when they’re set on soaking up the solar rays.

Over the past year, we’ve all spent too much time inside helping each other avoid the virus and it’s safe to say we could use a little time away from the homestead. As more people are vaccinated and case counts fall, health officials

are still urging caution in the form of face masks and physical distancing, but have said we can safely resume low-risk activity. (And just in time too; the weather is perfect).

So this week, we stepped up to the challenge of looking for 20 of the best patios located throughout Pima County.

We endured beautiful weather, great food and drink, and good company in socially distanced environments—all in the name of community research and well-being.

Our criteria were simple—the patio needed to be outdoors, have food and/or drink and seat more than 20 people between bar and table space while upholding physical distancing requirements.

We are also pleased to report that we did not witness any instance of patrons or

staff not following the mandated requirements.

While we’re confident this list represents some of the best patios our city and surrounding towns have to offer, it is in no way the definitive list. In this case, the use of the word “best” in our title is subjective and based solely on opinion.

Rather, our list should serve as a rough guide to getting back to life before COVID-19 came knocking on our doors.

In fact, we plan to continue searching the city for the best places to hang outside this spring and summer and bring you our results.

Got a favorite patio spot we forgot to include on this list? Send your suggestions to austin@tucsonlocalmedia.com and we’ll make sure to check it out.

HOTEL CONGRESS PLAZA 311 E Congress St. (520) 622-8848 Hotelcongress.com Hotel Congress is a true Tucson institution and its plaza is legendary. We could leave it at that, but let’s keep going.

Whether you’re there to grab a bite at the Cup Cafe, enjoy an adult beverage outside Tiger’s Taproom or experience a show on their outdoor stage, Hotel Congress has all the ingredients needed to have a good time. Now that the hotel is back to hosting events on their plaza six nights a week, stop by and say hello to your old friends at Hotel Congress while social distancing and having fun in the warm Arizona sun.

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BLUE WILLOW 2616 N Campbell Ave. (520) 327-7577 Bluewillowtucson.com

NOBLE HOPS 1335 W Lambert Lane (520) 797-4677 Noblehops.com

Since 1978, Blue Willow has been one of Tucson’s most consistent from-scratch kitchens, regularly refining their culinary repertoire while keeping prices in line with what you would expect from this style of cuisine. They’ve recently updated their outside patio space to include the front of the restaurant and updated their ordering system to fast-casual where you order at a window and seat yourself. While the inside patio area is enclosed, it still feels like you’re outside among all the open space and green foliage. When dining at this fantabulous UNESCO Certified City of Gastronomy restaurant, make sure to try the Sonoran Carnitas Benedict.

Noble Hops is a northside gem. Not only do they have a spacious outdoor patio and an outdoor bar with 28 beers on draft, but this place also lives up to their gastropub moniker. With an ever-changing menu, this place strives to redefine what pub grub can be. They still serve the typical pub fare favorites like burgers and fish and chips, but Noble Hops ups the ante by offering delicious entrees like rack of lamb and fresh salmon with fingerling potatoes.

Their patio also features breathtaking views of Pusch Ridge that pair well with the gastropub’s pulled pork sliders and a pint of pilsner.

ST. PHILIP’S PLAZA 4340 N. Campbell Ave. visittucson.org/business/st-philips-plaza Known for its flowing fountains, rose gardens, giant eucalyptus trees, boutique shops and remarkable dining options such as Union Public House and

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Not only is Noble Hops’ patio a haven for foodies and beer lovers alike, it also has spectacular views of Pusch Ridge.

Reforma Modern Mexican, St. Philip’s Plaza is hands down one of the best patio options located in the Foothills area.

The plaza also features a recently built outdoor stage to host live music in the center of the courtyard, while the plaza’s

streets still provide a home to Food in Root’s St. Philip’s Plaza Farmers Market on the weekends. Hours of outdoor fun await you at this stunningly beautiful marketplace.

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(L to R) Kendra Slaughter, Melissa Poole enjoy brunch with Johany Alexander on the patio of Mercado San Agustin, a favorite destination of theirs, they said, because of the atmosphere, music and the food. “And it’s safe,” Slaughter added.

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has become the mecca for meat lovers far and wide. Now that the burger joint has relocated to a new location at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street on the avenue, their fans can take advantage of Lindy’s two patios. Let the world see you pound down that three-pound OMFG burger in 20 minutes.

CHARROVIDA 7109 N Oracle Road (520) 779-1922 Charrovida.com

Homemade Taste of Italy on Historic 4th Avenue

MERCADO SAN AGUSTIN/ MSA ANNEX 100 South Avenida del Convento (520) 461-1107 Mercadodistrict.com There are so many reasons to go to these two courtyards located in the Mercado District on the westside of town. Mercado San Agustin is home to a beautiful courtyard that is surrounded by dining options like Seis Kitchen, Agustin Kitchen, Dolce Pastello Cakes and much more. But it doesn’t end there. Just a short walk away is the MSA Annex, a hip and modern shipping container courtyard with even more fantastic eateries like Kukai Fresh Japanese Kitchen and veggie burger joint Beaut Burger. Beer and cocktails are on tap at Westbound or you can meet a friend for coffee at Decibel Coffee Works.

Our recommendation is to take the streetcar here mid-morning and make a day out of the Mercado District.

Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar Daily Specials Half Price Rolls $6 Sake Bombs All Day

434 N 4th Ave. Tues-Sun: 4pm-8pm Fri-Sat: 11:30am-9pm Sun: 11:30am-8pm

520.624.5765

There’s nothing wrong with El Charro’s patios at their original restaurants (the downtown one is a fave), but this week, we’re singing the praises of the recently opened Charrovida. The Flores family has created an exceptional eatery dedicated to blending their Sonoran and Mediterranean roots by bringing together the essence of both cuisines while staying health-conscious and committed to using locally sourced goods. Their charming patio is perfect to enjoy a plate of Chef Carlotta’s tamales or some quesabirra-style jackfruit tacos and one

of the Charro family’s signature margaritas. When you want to celebrate life and our ability to enjoy the world again, Charrovida is the place to go.

5036 N Oracle Road 888-6646

www.carusoitalian.com

M-F 11:30am to 2pm & 5pm to 10pm Sat 12pm to 10pm Sun 12pm to 9pm

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LACO TUCSON 201 N Court Ave. (520) 622-0351 Lacotucson.com While LaCo Tucson may still be closed to the public at the moment, we had to include the place that was voted Best Outdoor Dining in Tucson Weeky’s 2020 Best of Tucson. Known for always having a great menu and outstanding live music, LaCo’s courtyard is truly one of the best places to enjoy yourself while in downtown. Not only are there two bars to grab a spirit or craft beer from, but the location also houses the Old Town Artisan curio shops and the ever-popular Old Paint records for all the music lovers out there. We truly hope LaCo opens its doors again soon so we can enjoy a margarita by their courtyard’s fountain pond.

THREE CANYON BEER & WINE GARDEN 4999 N Sabino Canyon Road (520) 900-7866 Threecanyon.com Tucson’s Hidden Valley area has needed a place like Three Canyon Beer and Wine Garden since the Hidden Valley Inn burned down years ago.

Located in the spot of a former nursery, this sprawling courtyard is loaded with plantlife and has plenty of room to social distance under the evening stars.

Spend the day hiking to Seven Falls at Sabino Canyon and reward your efforts with a brew and a barbecue sandwich at this excellent establishment.

MOTOSONORA BREWING COMPANY 1015 South Park Ave. (520) 416-6686 Motosonora.com

Featuring several of the best brews to be found in Tucson, MotoSonora is a craft beer lover’s dream come true.

We don’t have enough room to list all the reasons you need to check out MotoSonora Brewing Company, but we’ll give you the top three. First, every beer we tried was above average and the

service was spectacular. Second, their patio is huge and has a fantastic vibe.

Third, this place feels like what small craft breweries were like in the early 2000s—unpretentious and focused on

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creating a quality brew. While this was our first time at MotoSonora, it will not be our last. Our recommendation is to go with their Carrera Grande Vienna Lager as the temperature rises.

Lindy’s on 4th elevates the hamburger to an art form, come discover your new favorite hamburger in Tucson!

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Check Out Our Two Patios, Bar & Dining Room

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Locale’s remodeled patio is a welcome addition to central Tucson and the perfect spot to soak up some sun rays this spring.

CAPS AND CORKS 3830 W River Road (520) 441-9943 Capsandcorksaz.com

TAP AND BOTTLE - NORTH 7254 N Oracle Road (520) 268-8725 Thetapandbottle.com

Caps and Corks is one of the best additions for beer and wine on the westside in recent memory. With 26 draught beer choices, ranging from pilsners and lagers to hefty farmhouse ale, Gose and IPAs, you are sure to find a pint to fall in love with while here. The bottleshop’s patio is another one of those places in town that will quickly become your favorite, if it’s not already. If you haven’t checked out Caps and Corks, now is the time.

Tap and Bottle’s northside location has a bijou patio and outside bar perfect for enjoying lazy days, mellow afternoons and relaxing evenings. While one of the smaller patios on our list, it’s got plenty of room to enjoy a pint while socially distancing and tons of charm. Tap and Bottle is known for having one of the best selections of craft brew on draught and in bottles, as well as a phenomenal selection of wines. This bottle shop deserves to be on your checklist of patios to visit while the weather is beautiful.

TUCSON HOP SHOP 3230 N Dodge Blvd (520) 908-7765 Tucsonhopshop.com Tucson Hop Shop’s two patios are the definition of where you want to be during the Spring months. David and the Hop Shop gang are some of the most knowledgeable beer drinkers in Tucson and are always updating their draught beer and bottle selection. Hop Shop’s front patio is an excellent place to grab a beer with your friend after riding on and the Huckleberry Loop or you can enjoy a game of cornhole on their spacious back patio. By the way, this bottleshop also has stellar selection of wine that you can enjoy on either of their patios. Or take home a bottle. Or both!

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LOCALE 60 N Alvernon Blvd.

(520) 398-7553 Localetucson.com This newbie opened in December 2020, but Locale is quickly becoming a mainstay for those in the know, who know how to patio. This place is fantastic in every way: the food is stellar, the cocktails are on point and their newly renovated patio is easily the best in midtown. Featuring an outdoor bar, tons of socially distanced seating and two bocce courts, Locale’s patio breathes new life into former Old Pueblo Grille space and is exactly what central Tucson needs.

When visiting, make sure to try their Sfoglia—handmade pasta ribbon, braised pork, mushroom, saba, dandelion greens, topped with parmesan—and save room for their sorbet.

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THE HUT 305 N Fourth Ave (520) 623-3200 Facebook.com/TheHutTucson The Hut probably has the largest patio on Historic Fourth Avenue and it’s perfect for social distancing while soaking in their tiki bar atmosphere. They have live music nearly every evening and an outside bar that keeps the party going beneath the shadow of that giant Easter Island head salvaged from Magic Carpet Golf. Their inside bar is loaded with all the sweet tiki drinks your blood sugar can handle and also sports a decent selection of brew. If you’re looking for a laid-back patio that feels like you’re hanging with Moondog at a Florida Keys dive bar, this is your place. (We mean that in the best way possible.) It’s a must for springtime day drinking and people watching while on the avenue.

SAGUARO CORNERS 3750 S. Old Spanish Trail (520) 886-2020 Saguaro-corners-restaurant-bar.business. site When you find yourself around the Colossal Cave area and are feeling hangry,

mosey on over to Saguaro Corners. Their patio doubles as a live music venue due to the quality of musicians who perform there multiple nights a week. People come from all over the Old Pueblo to experience Saguaro Corners’ picturesque views of the Rincon Mountains, their mouthwatering menu of Tucson-style comfort food and (of course) the patio.

Wait...did we mention they have an outside bar loaded with draught beer and craft cocktails? Saguaro Corners is well worth the drive out.

THE BOXYARD 238 N Fourth Ave (520) 306-1686 Theboxyard.com Shipping container architecture is all the rage these days and for good reason—you can keep construction costs low while packing a lot of good options into an open-air environment. Take Boxyard, for instance. This multi-level shipping container complex has a worldwide variety of dining options like Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwiches, spicy Indian curry, street tacos, pizza, chicken wings and too many other choices to list here. Not to mention, Boxyard’s bar has 15 craft beers on tap and a craft cocktail menu that would make even the most snooty mixologist smile with joy. Whether it’s day or night, Boxyard is a perfect patio option to shake off those quarantine blues.

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and good conversation. They also have an excellent jukebox. As the sun goes down, the patio’s bar opens up, making it easier to stay well lubricated as the inside bar gets busy. If you want to know Tucson, make sure to know Che’s Lounge patio.

CAFE PASSÉ 415 N. Fourth Ave. (520) 624-4411 Cafepassetucson.com There’s a reason why this place always makes our Best of Tucson list—it’s the patio. Sure, Cafe Passe is host to a smorgasbord of avocado toast toppings, serves dynamite coffee and frozen beverages, and sports a full-service bar in the back. But it’s the patio that really ties the place together. When you think about it, it’s like Cafe Passé has three patios in one—the side patio while exiting the coffee bar, the wooden patio perfect for hiding out, or the larger brick patio under tree shade. No matter where you sit, you can’t go wrong. The environment is always one of the most mellow you can find on Fourth Avenue and perfect for rendezvous or writing the great American novel.

CHE’S LOUNGE 350 N. Fourth Ave. (520) 623-2088 Cheslounge.com This is the patio where the downtown

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CROOKED TOOTH BREWING COMPANY 228 E Sixth St. (520) 444-5305 facebook.com/crookedtoothbrewing

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Audrey Walsh, 20, writes an entry in her journal, while her friend Lenya Schmidt, 20, also works on classwork on Cafe Passé’s fantastic patio.

locals go. While it’s not necessarily the crown jewel of Southern Arizona’s sun decks, Che’s Lounge’s patio is a testa-

ment to the motto ‘Keep Tucson Shitty’ and by far one of the best spots on Historic Fourth Avenue for day drinking

Since arriving on the local brewing scene, Crooked Tooth has created a name for themselves by producing some of the most creative flavors known to the beer world. These days, they’re even canning their tasty creations for the beer-drinking public to enjoy at home.

But that’s not what they’re on this list.

Crooked Tooth’s patio is a hidden gem lodged in an alleyway between Historic Fourth Avenue and the shops of Sixth Avenue. It’s plenty spacious and has a lot of character. Start out by taking a flight of their brews as the sun goes down and let the good time roll.

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SHOUTOUT

SUPPORT SYSTEM Arizona Gives Day is more important than ever

By Kate Maguire Jensen tucsonweekly@tucsonlocalmedia.com

THIS TIME LAST YEAR, FEW COULD have imagined the devastation the COVID pandemic would unleash on the world. Twelve months later, with millions of people receiving the vaccine and daily stats showing mostly positive signs, you can almost hear a collective sigh of relief as we try to reclaim some sense of ordinariness.

We’re not there yet, of course, and defining the “new normal” is still pending.

One fact we can hold onto is the incredible generosity demonstrated during last year’s Arizona Gives Day 24hour fundraiser when nearly 39,000 Arizonans donated a record-shattering $6.1 million to 913 participating nonprofits at

a time when doors were closing, revenue streams were breaking and uncertainty reigned.

There’s no question those dollars made a difference. There’s also no question that Arizona nonprofits continue reeling.

We’re hoping for a little déjà vu during this year’s Arizona Gives Day on April 6 for the more than 1,000 nonprofits that have registered.

A recent Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits survey reported a total revenue loss of more than $91 million among the more than 400 nonprofits statewide that responded. The survey also showed a 52% drop in year-end giving and an increase of more than $15 million in expenses, primarily for PPE, supplies and technology.

Nearly 70% of responding organiza-

tions serving Southern Arizona saw a cumulative revenue decrease of more than $36.5 million and a $3.3 million increase in expenses.

At Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona, we were forced to close the House for five months. Because we paid for families to stay in hotels and covered the cost of meals that are generally provided by volunteers, our expenses skyrocketed.

If history is our guide, strong giving during previous crises of 9-11 and the 2008 recession were followed by a decline the next year. That being said, a recent report from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy suggests a period of “broad philanthropic growth” over the next two years as the economy recovers.

What does all this mean for Arizona nonprofits? Hard to say, but staying positive, even in the face of a crisis the likes of which we’ve never experienced, is in our DNA. So, we remain hopeful.

One of the things I love about Arizona Gives day is that it brings all nonprofits together. We work closely and very well together and Arizona Gives Day demonstrates that. It also gives people across the state the opportunity to learn about nonprofits they may know nothing

about.

There are a number of options and ways to donate on Arizona Gives Day, from making donations during a specific block of time to help a nonprofit earn additional funds from the $160,000 prize pool to creating a fundraiser page to benefit your favorite nonprofit to sending a $50 online gift card to a friend or family member and having them choose the nonprofit they want to support. Details are available at www.azgives.org/ fundraisers.

Arizona Gives Day is managed by the Alliance of Arizona Nonprofits in collaboration with Arizona Grantmakers Forum. FirstBank, one of the nation’s largest privately held banks with a focus on “banking for good,” is the presenting sponsor.

The bottom line is that every dollar makes a difference for nonprofits doing great work in every community in Arizona. And, the truth is we can’t do what we do without your help. ■ Kate Maguire Jensen is President and CEO of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern Arizona (www. rmhctucson.org)

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1940s, people began to mine the floodplain of the river for sand and gravel.

After the mining was complete, there were several pits left open alongside the “RESTORATION IS A FALLACY” river. These pits were eventually filled with garbage.

Breault has intentionally labeled this This all occurred prior to the environwork as a “reconciliation project” rather mental movement of the 1970s, so it’s than a restoration project because the possible that hazardous materials were Santa Cruz River can never be fully dumped into the pits. If the water table restored to its original condition. rises high enough to a point where it “Restoration is a fallacy,” Breault said. actually starts to submerge the bottom of “It’s not really an accurate term for the the contamination areas, there is concern work that we do to rehabilitate environthat pollutants could leak out of the pits ments after we have caused immense de- and into the aquifer. struction and devastation within them.”

Several contamination sites still exist Historically, the Santa Cruz was almost anywhere from 25 to 45 feet below the a mile wide. It flowed and flooded and ground along the Santa Cruz. The most spilled and dried across a floodplain that concerning of these sites, according to spanned from “A” Mountain all the way Teyechea, lies just west of the river at the to what is now Granada Street in down“A” Mountain Landfill, which was operattown Tucson. ed by the city from 1953 to 1962.

The river’s flow is now restricted to a Tucson Water closely monitors the channel lined with soil cement that was ground water level to ensure that it stays installed by Pima County starting in the at least 10 feet below the contamination late 1970s. But the lined channel is not areas. Since they started the Heritage the only factor limiting the restoration of Project, they’ve had to adjust how much the desert river. effluent they release into the riverbed When the Santa Cruz originally dried to keep the water table below that limit. up due to groundwater pumping in the SANTA CRUZ

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They’ve found that consistently releasing about 800 gallons per minute supports the riparian habitat while also keeping the water table at a safe level.

The Santa Cruz can never flow like it did historically under these constraints.

For that reason, many advocates of the river want to move away from the term restoration.

Bogan explained that true restoration of the ecosystem would involve removing the landfills and all of the development that lies in the historic floodplain of the river and bringing up the water table, which would displace thousands of people from their homes.

“The only thing I use the term restoration for is restoring flow to the river,” Bogan said. “We have done that, but we need to think a bit more creatively about what’s possible for the ecosystem given the constraints downtown.”

Breault says the term reconciliation more accurately describes the work his group does because it recognizes the constraints of the modified system and highlights the goal of restoring community relationships to the environment.

Through the project, the team hopes to

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make amends for the actions that altered the system so dramatically while allowing space for people to connect to what the river is now.

Breault recently started collaborating with local stakeholders, like Tucson Clean and Beautiful and the Sonoran Institute, that will aid the project by supplying equipment, helping with waste removal and engaging in citizen science related to waterway pollution. He plans to continue the project indefinitely and hopes to inspire more people to invest in the river along the way.

“The history of our people — regardless of your race, creed or culture — is in this landscape and is captured in this river,” Breault said. “If we hope to continue to sustain life and connection along our river, we must reimagine how we engage with one another and the land that holds us.” ■ If you’d like to participate in the reconciliation project, you can meet Breault and the volunteers underneath the Cushing Street Bridge along the Santa Cruz every Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon. Breault supplies volunteers with personal protective equipment and restoration tools.

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ARTS & CULTURE

MIGRANT CARAVANS

Photos from the New Deal Era Document Desperate Times

By Margaret Regan tucsonweekly@tucsonlocalmedia.com

ON A HOT ARIZONA DAY IN 1940, a little girl climbed out of a filthy trailer on the old 87 road south of Chandler, when Chandler was nothing but cotton fields.

The child’s dress was dirty, and her feet were bare. She looked weary and woeful, and no wonder. She was the child of desperate migrants from the Dust Bowl, living in an unregulated camp where her father was picking cotton for pennies.

Dorothea Lange, a now famous New Deal photographer, captured the image of the girl and an older sister still inside the trailer. Lange reported that the camp had “no sanitation, no water”—meaning

no toilets and no water to drink or to wash clothes or bodies. Lange didn’t record the father’s pay for the laborious task of picking the prickly cotton, but other cotton pickers earned as little as 20 cents an hour.

Lange gave her photo of the girls an ironic title: “Children in a Democracy.”

The searing picture is in an exhibition at the Tucson Desert Art Museum, The Dirty Thirties, a bitter nickname that workers gave to the hellish decade that paired the Dust Bowl with the Depression. The extraordinary photos made by the federal Farm Security Administration photogs—especially Lange and Russell Lee—help tell the story.

Their pictures chronicle terrifying dust storms in Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas and other Southern Plains states and the flight of migrants from their homes

and farms. Scholars disagree on how many people were uprooted by the Dust Bowl, but some estimate as many as 2.5 million.

The Dust Bowl disaster was partly human made. Early in the century, farmers and even scientists believed that “rain follows the plow,” that tilling the prairies’ arid grassland would literally bring on the rains. In the 1910s and 1920s, farmers “blew up millions of acres of native grasslands” in a rush to grow more wheat and corn—and summon the rain.

But a decade of record droughts followed, and without the protection of the long-gone prairie grasses, the black topsoil flew up into the sky like a tornado—crushing houses, killing people with dust pneumonia, making agriculture impossible. Farmers lost their now-useless farms to the banks, and dust refugees went west by the thousands in broken-down jalopies, laden with kids and household goods, hoping to find a Promised Land in California.

The photos show that sometimes, they walked, covering hundreds of miles with children in their arms.

California, needless to say, was not a Garden of Eden, as Woody Guthrie

famously noted in a folk song: promised jobs disappeared and with an excess of workers, wages could drop to the vanishing point. The “Okies,” as they were nastily called, were universally despised.

And though they were American citizens, the police routinely tried to block their entry into the Golden State.

Arizona also has a place in this history. The state then (and now) was known for its high-quality Pima cotton and growers sought cheap pickers. Many migrants stopped in Arizona to pick up some money by working the harvest before they moved on to California. The cotton camps were mostly around Casa Grande or in rural Maricopa County.

Some of the pictures show signs that lured workers into cotton camps by claiming that cabins were available; more often than not the cabins were out and out shanties. One Lange photo takes a long view of a cotton camp nestled in the Salt River Valley: it can only be described as a slum in the desert. If you look closely, you can see a disconsolate mother in the doorway of one of the rat holes. Even worse, sometimes family had to pay for these accommodations, which often festered with disease.

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Children in a Democracy, photo by Dorothea Lange, on Arizona Highway 87, south of Chandler, Maricopa County, Arizona,1940.

Children of elementary school age and older also worked out in the fields, as one photo of a Mexican family attests. The kids are outfitted in hats

and overalls, squinting into the morning sun. Sometimes local Mexicans and Native families lost jobs when the white migrants arrived. Lange wrote in 1937 that “drought refugee families are now mingling with and supplanting Mexican field workers in the Southwest.” (California repatriated 500,000 to 2 million Mexicans, half of them U.S. citizens, with the goal of giving work to white Americans.)

Ironically, Pima Natives’ ancestors had once grown cotton and other crops of their own along the Gila River. But they lost their water when new white settlers pumped it out and by the time of the Dust Bowl, the Pimas had become low-wage workers.

There was a racial component in the New Deal photography project too. The photographers took plenty of images of Natives—there is a wonderful one here of a Yaqui man who made his own traditional dwelling in a cotton field and a pic of a Black couple early in the morning, preparing for their day.

But apparently the photos of minorities were not widely distributed. According to the museum’s text, the FSA’s mission in creating the photos was to win Americans’ compassion for the plight

of the migrants. And given the nation’s racism, they might have calculated that pictures of suffering white farm families would be more likely to get support for FDR’s efforts to aid the migrants than pictures of Black and Brown workers.

In contrast to the commercial cotton operations, the government built model camps with decent housing. Tents went up, and showers, toilets, washing machines and clotheslines were installed.

Photos show a cheerful mother pumping clean water for her toddlers, and another woman hanging up sparkling clean white sheets on the line.

Some of the government camps were group cooperatives run by the workers; they paid themselves by dividing the profits. There were even a cheerful day care centers that allowed mothers to work in the fields and double the family’s income.

Naturally, critics, including some of the migrants, cried socialism and communism.

Yet it’s hard to ignore the lessons of the lens. The cameras starkly show the difference between a brutal commercial system in which anything goes and a government system that aims to protect workers and children.

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The stark differences can be seen in two pictures. A photo from one of the day care centers pictures a little boy fast asleep in a cot. He looks clean and heathy, and so do his surroundings. The boy makes a distressing contrast to the Lange photo of the besieged little girl in the rotting trailer, a child the nation abandoned and forgot. ■

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IN THE GREEN

Recreational marijuana sales race ahead, but industry equity falls behind

By Kiera Riley, Cronkite News tucsonweekly@tucsonlocalmedia.com SALES OF RECREATIONAL marijuana are surging at Arizona retailers that, after selling medical marijuana for nearly a decade, now accommodate a crop of new customers the state estimates could push revenue to $1 billion in two years.

Dispensaries in the state started recreational sales Jan. 22, after Arizona became one of four states to legalize recreational marijuana in November. The Department of Health Services has issued more than 100 licenses for recreational sales, which totaled nearly $3 million in the first 10 days.

As the industry grows, questions persist

on how it will affect local governments in Arizona that receive taxes, business owners, the people who need jobs – and those who get them. Nationally and locally, the marijuana industry lags in race and gender equity in ownership and the workforce.

SOCIAL EQUITY IN ARIZONA OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND

employees in the multibillion dollar U.S. marijuana industry are overwhelmingly white.

And the barriers to entry into the industry, including steep licensing fees and a lack of access to capital, persist, making it difficult for entrepreneurs from under-

served communities to start.

The Arizona Department of Health Services, which grants marijuana dispensary licenses, is required to set aside 26 licenses for owners under a social equity ownership program. The licenses will go to those “from communities disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of previous marijuana laws,” in an effort to lessen the gap.

“It’s very expensive to get into this,” said Robin Reed, a principal partner in the business strategy company Emfluent.

“Licensing can cost millions of dollars, and significant infrastructure is required to succeed in the cannabis industry.”

Cannabis remains federally illegal, so entrepreneurs can’t use government grants or bank loans to start a business. That leaves personal savings and family wealth as the most common sources of startup funding, according to Leafly.

“One of the significant financial barriers to entry for minorities in any business enterprise,” Reed said, “from cannabis to construction to real estate to finance, is many minority-owned businesses are started from personal savings.”

America’s racial wealth gap continues to leave disparities in access to capital. A 2016 study done by Brookings Institute found

that the net worth of an average white family is nearly 10 times greater than that of a Black family.

The lack of access to funding results in an industry where 8 out of 10 of marijuana business owners are white, according to a 2017 study done by Marijuana Business Daily.

Although state-issued social equity licenses are designed to help remedy such disparities, Reed believes diversity efforts need to expand.

“They sound great when they are a news headline, but we really need to see what happens once it actually rolls out,” Reed said. “Are we seeing the diversity that was touted in the press? Or does it fall short of that?”

The state health department first needs to set standards on granting social equity licenses, but has not established a specific timetable to make that happen in an industry worth billions.

Only one dispensary, House of the Purp, is identified as Black owned in Maricopa County, according to a GoogleMaps search.

“A process for allocating the social justice licenses that are part of the law will follow a public involvement process to occur in the coming months,” Steve Elliot, a health department spokesperson, said by email.

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DISPARITIES IN ARRESTS PROPOSITION 207 ALSO INCLUDED a provision that provides those with marijuana convictions a process to expunge their record. However, the extent of the effort will vary by county, and what it takes to do so isn’t clear.

Black people are 3.64 times more likely than white people to be arrested for marijuana possession, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.

Reed also emphasized the diversity problem is not unique to the marijuana industry and requires more than one program.

“A greater way to approach this is, ‘Is it progress? Are we heading in the right direction?’ Diversity, inclusion, equity, belonging – there is not a one-stop solution,” Reed said.

Morgan Fox, media relations director at the National Cannabis Industry Association, a national trade association, said social justice and equity is one of the industry’s biggest problems.

The association works to lobby and endorse bills on the federal level. In the past, the organization supported the Marijuana Opportunity and Reinvestment Act, which would decriminalize marijuana and expunge federal marijuana convictions.

Fox notices a prioritization of diversity in the industry, but also notes it is not universal, and each business is approaching it differently.

Harvest House of Cannabis, a Tempe marijuana company with locations in five states, tracks its demographics internally but declines to provide them publicly.

Steve White, the chief executive at Harvest, characterized the diversity of employees as “generally good,” with opportunities for improvement.

In 2019, Harvest fell under scrutiny of the Ohio Board of Pharmacy after claiming 51% of its Ohio operations were owned by “economically disadvantaged” groups.

At the time, White said, the company was financially backing a social equity applicant, Ariane Kirkpatrick, an African American woman, under a separate entity, Harvest Grows, according to news accounts.

But White was listed as the CEO and owner.

Harvest and the pharmacy board settled the licensing conflict last year through a $500,000 donation to the state’s prescription drug reporting database, which allowed the company to open three facilities in Ohio, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Harvest continued to financially back

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Harvest Grows after the lawsuit, White told Cronkite News.

“We’ve seen that process through to conclusion at significant expense to the organization,” White said. “And we have done so through intense scrutiny and a lot of meddling into what was designed to be a prosperous business relationship.”

The company contributed $2 million to advocates behind Arizona’s Prop. 207, and pushed to include the process for expunging marijuana charges and the social equity licensing program, White said.

But as the social-equity license program gets underway in Arizona, White said the company is going to watch from a distance.

BUSINESS GROWTH AND LOCAL TAXES THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT has issued 130 licenses allowing dispensaries to begin recreational sales in-store.

Adult-use sales brought in $2.9 million in January, according to data from the Arizona Department of Revenue. And the state estimates revenue could reach more than $1 billion by 2023, according to estimates by the Arizona Joint Legislative Budget Committee. Its report cautions such estimates are “speculative and subject to change.”

The first heady days in January showed high demand and a high volume of in-store customers. At a Harvest House of Cannabis store in north Scottsdale, a line of about 30 people wrapped around the building on Jan. 22, soon after the health department granted approval for recreational sales at Harvest’s 15 locations.

“The line started developing pretty quickly, so people in Arizona are obviously very excited,” White said.

According to the Arizona health department, medical marijuana patients consumed about 106 tons of marijuana in 2020.

The Leafly 2021 jobs report found Arizona brought in about $1 billion in sales.

Industry leaders anticipate sales will more than double in 2021 with the introduction of recreational sales. Those sales also are expected to bring economic changes for Arizona.

The state imposes a 16% excise tax, with revenue is to be distributed to community colleges, law enforcement, fire departments, the state’s Highway User Revenue Fund and a new Justice Reinvestment Fund, a data collection project focused on improving public safety and reducing corrections spending.

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RECREATIONAL SALES ALSO bring new jobs. The Leafly job report said the Arizona cannabis job market grew by 5,648 positions from 2019 to 2020, with many job offerings going up ahead of the launch of recreational sales in January.

“We’ve already hired literally hundreds of people for this particular moment,” White said. “We anticipate that that will continue.”

Harvest included people of color and women in its hiring, White said. SWC Arizona, whose parent company is Columbia Care, has a diversity and inclusion committee on the corporate level, and operates company wide training.

At least one Arizona company includes diversity statements on its website, but none include demographic information on employees, such as race or gender.

The influx of demand for marijuana and marijuana products comes at a time where high unemployment persists across the U.S. According to January data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, unemployment in Arizona was at 6.7%.

Laura Potter, director of human resources at Health for Life, a medical dispensary with locations in Mesa and north Phoenix, expects to fill 20 to 25 positions in its Mesa stores alone but expects it to take a little more time.

“That number will probably go up even more as we get organized and get in our groove after we actually start selling for adult use,” Potter said. Health For Life plans to roll out recreational sales in March to better prepare for an expected influx of customers.

Potter said the cannabis industry, from production to retail, is expected to expand its workforce.

The job listings posted online for the marijuana industry include a range of workers – dispensary retail associates, cannabis cultivation specialists, armed security officers and delivery drivers. Salaries vary.

ZipRecruiter estimates annual pay for a dispensary manager in Arizona ranges from $34,000 to about $80,000; entry-level positions pay minimum wage.

On the jobs site Indeed, former industry employees took to the reviews section to air grievances regarding certain dispensaries – many citing low pay.

Those entering entry-level positions must attain a Dispensary Agent Registration card, which requires fingerprinting and

a background check. Applicants cannot have a federal drug conviction.

The dispensary typically applies for the dispensary agent card on behalf of the employee or volunteer, and the application fee is either taken on by the dispensary, or from the employee’s paycheck.

MORE CHALLENGES AHEAD NATIONALLY, MARIJUANA IS anticipated to have an annual market value worth over $30 billion by 2025. But the ballooning industry still faces other challenges.

The rollout process in Arizona contrasts with other states who legalized recreational sales Nov. 3 – Vermont, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota. Montana expects to start recreational sales in October, Vermont sometime in 2022, and South Dakota and New Jersey legislatures still are working on how to best approach legalization.

“The benefit for Arizona is that they get to see the success and sometimes failures of every state that has come before,” said Adam Goers, vice president of corporate affairs at Columbia Care, SWC’s parent company.

Some of the biggest challenges ahead include supply and demand, especially when rationing inventory between two separate clientele — medical patients and recreational users.

Medical marijuana has been legal in Arizona for nearly a decade for those 18 or older with a prescription.

Josh Gile, manager at the Health for Life North Phoenix location, saw more medical customers coming into Health for Life on the first few days of sales instead of their usual dispensary as nearby stores had lines out the door.

Those in the marijuana industry are also wary of inventory shortages. Many dispensaries bulked up ahead of the first day of recreational sale, though concerns still persist.

“People are running out of inventory, and now medical patients cannot get the medicine they need and have been using for several years,” Gile said.

In preparation, Health for Life, among multiple other dispensaries, grow houses and third-party vendors, is ramping up production and putting a protocol in place to prioritize medical patients.

“That way when we do go to (recreational sale), we don’t have to tell a medical patient who’s on their way to chemo and needs their edibles, ‘Sorry, we’re all out,’” Gile said.

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FREE WILL ASTROLOGY

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): In the novel House of Leaves, the hero Johnny Truant describes his friend Lude as wanting “more money, better parties and prettier girls.” But Johnny wants something different. What is it? He says, “I’m not even sure what to call it except I know it feels roomy and it’s drenched in sunlight and it’s weightless and I know it’s not cheap.” In my opinion, that declaration is far too imprecise! He’ll never get what he wants until he gets clearer about it. But his fantasy is a good start. It shows that he knows what the fulfillment of his yearning feels like. I suggest you get inspired by Johnny Truant’s approximation to conjure up one of your own. Gaze ahead a few years, and see if you can imagine what your best possible future feels like. Then describe it to yourself as precisely as possible.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): How distraught I was when I discovered that one of my favorite poets, Pablo Neruda, was an admirer of the murderous dictator Joseph Stalin. It broke my heart to know I could never again read his tender, lyrical poetry with unconditional appreciation. But that’s life: Some of our heroes and teachers disappoint us, and then it’s healthy to re-evaluate our relationships with them. Or maybe our own maturation leads us to realize that once-nurturing influences are no longer nurturing. I recommend that sometime soon, you take a personal inventory with these thoughts in mind. I suspect there may be new sources of inspiration headed your way. Get ready for them.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Self-help author Steve Maraboli has useful advice for you to consider in the coming weeks. I hope you’ll meditate on what he says and take decisive action. He writes, “Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” To get started, Gemini, make a list of three

things you do have power over and three things you wish you did but don’t have power over.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): While he was alive, Cancerian author Franz Kafka burned 90% of everything he wrote. In a note to a friend before he died, he gave instructions to burn all the writing he would leave behind. Luckily, his friend disobeyed, and that’s why today we can read Kafka’s last three novels and a lot more of his stuff. Was his attitude toward his creations caused by the self-doubt that so many of us Cancerians are shadowed by? Was he, like a lot of us Crabs, excessively shy about sharing personal details from his life? In accordance with astrological omens, I urge you to at least temporarily transcend any Kafka-like tendencies you have. It’s time to shine brightly and boldly as you summon your full powers of self-expression.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): To create your horoscope, I’ve borrowed ideas from Leo-born author Cassiano Ricardo. He speaks of a longing “for all that is tall like pine trees, and all that is long like rivers, and all that is purple like dusk.” I think yearnings like those will be healthy and wise for you to cultivate in the coming weeks. According to my reading of the astrological omens, you need expansive influences that stretch your imagination and push you beyond your limitations. You will benefit from meditations and experiences that inspire you to outgrow overly small expectations.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Virgo actor and director Jean-Louis Barrault (1910–1994) aspired to “wake up a virgin each morning.” He wanted “to feel hungry for life,” as if he had been reborn once again.

In order to encourage that constant renewal, he regarded going to sleep every night as “a small death.” I recommend his approach to you during the coming weeks. In my astrological opinion, the cosmic rhythms will be conspiring to regularly renew your desires: to render them pure, clean, raw,

SAVAGE LOVE LIVESTREAM

By Dan Savage, mail@savagelove.net

I want to thank everyone who attended our third Savage Love Livestream last Saturday night. Mistress Matisse was our very special guest and we tackled a lot of questions about BDSM over a very lively 90 minutes. We didn’t get to every question—there were so many—but I will now, as promised, power through as many livestream leftovers as I can in this week’s column…

You say people need to be in “good working order” to be in a relationship. What if you will never be in “good working order” because you cope with a mental health

condition?

Having a mental health condition isn’t proof a person isn’t or can’t be in good working order; likewise, not having a mental health condition isn’t proof a person is in good working order. I mean, we all know people without mental health conditions who are walking disasters.

Now someone with a mental health condition who refuses to get help or to stay on their meds might not be in good enough working order to be in or sustain a relationship. But taking care of ourselves is one of the most import-

and strong. Cooperate with those cosmic rhythms!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Is there anything more gratifying than being listened to, understood, and seen for who you really are? I urge you to seek out that pleasure in abundance during the coming weeks. My reading of the astrological omens tells me you need the nurturing jolt that will come from being received and appreciated with extra potency.

I hope you have allies who can provide that for you. If you don’t, search for allies who can. And in the meantime, consider engaging the services of a skillful psychotherapist or life coach or some other professional listener.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): “Blobs, spots, specks, smudges, cracks, defects, mistakes, accidents, exceptions and irregularities are the windows to other worlds,” writes author Bob Miller. I would add that all those things, along with related phenomena like fissures, blemishes, stains, scars, blotches, muck, smears, dents and imperfections, are often windows to very interesting parts of this seemingly regular old ordinary world—parts that might remain closed off from us without the help of those blobs and defects. I suggest you take full advantage of the opportunities they bring your way in the coming weeks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Innovative psychologist Carl Jung had a nuanced understanding of the energies at work in our deep psyche. He said our unconscious minds are “not only dark but also light; not only bestial, semi-human, and demonic, but also superhuman, spiritual, and, in the classical sense of the word, ‘divine.’” I bring this to your attention, Sagittarius, because now is a favorable time to get better acquainted with and more appreciative of your unconscious mind. For best results, you must not judge it for being so paradoxical.

Don’t be annoyed that it’s so unruly and non-rational. Have fun with its fertility and playfulness and weirdness.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The fantasy drama Game of Thrones appeared on TVs all over the world. But the audience that watched it in

ant ways we demonstrate that we are, in actual fact, in good enough working order to fuck, date or marry. Or all three.

So far from proving you’re not fit to be in a relationship, having a mental health condition that you’re doing something about—having one or more that you’re actively coping with—is evidence you are good working order.

I’m a bi widower and not out to anyone.

While teaching a zoom class to young people I accidentally left open a tab that read “gay.” One of the students alerted me in the chat and I closed it right away.

It was embarrassing and awkward.

Should I just ignore it or address it in some way?

China got cheated out of a lot of essential action.

Government censorship deleted many scenes that featured nudity and sex, fighting and violence, and appearances by dragons, which play a starring role in the story. As you can imagine, Chinese viewers had trouble following some of the plot points.

Telling you about this, Capricorn, is my way of nudging you to make sure you don’t miss any of the developments going on in your own personal drama. Some may be hidden, as in China’s version of Game of Thrones. Others might be subtle or disguised or underestimated. Make it your crusade to know about everything.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): “Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind,” wrote author Rudyard Kipling. Yes, they are. I agree. They change minds, rouse passions, build identities, incite social change, inspire irrationality, and create worlds. This is always true, but it will be especially important for you to keep in mind during the coming weeks. The ways you use language will be key to your health and success. The language that you hear and read will also be key to your health and success. For best results, summon extra creativity and craftsmanship as you express yourself.

Cultivate extra discernment as you choose what you absorb.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Piscean linguist Anna Wierzbicka says the Russian expression dusha naraspashku means “unbuttoned soul.” She continues, “The implication is that it is good, indeed wonderful, if a person’s ‘soul,’ which is the seat of emotions, is flung open in a spontaneous, generous, expansive, impetuous gesture, expressing full trust in other people and an innocent readiness for communion with them.” I wouldn’t recommend that you keep your soul unbuttoned 24/7/365, but in the coming weeks, I hope you’ll allocate more time than usual to keeping it unbuttoned. ■ Homework: Send ideas for April Fool pranks that fulfill the following prescription: “Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.” Truthrooster@ gmail.com

If you wanted to come out you could seize this opportunity to do so. If you don’t want to come out, well, you aren’t obligated to, gay tab or no gay tab.

Unless parents are complaining and demanding an explanation, you’re free to shrug this off. And if someone assumes you’re gay because they saw a gay tab, well, you’re free to tell them that their mistaken… because you’re not gay, you’re bi.

I’m way more into BDSM than my huzzben. He enjoys it, but he does not initiate play. How can I encourage him to be the instigator of rough sex? We have negotiated limits and safe words but he finds using restraints and toys to be too much work!

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Since your huzzben has made it clear that restraints and toys are a too much work, I would advise you to relieve him of the burden of tying you up and shoving toys in your ass by finding a third who enjoys your kinks and/or regularly attending play parties with or without your husband—when the pandemic ends, of course. Who knows? Your husband might not like doing the work of tying you up but he might enjoy making out with you (or someone else) while someone else does the work of tying you up.

If my fiancé bought a house, do we say, “We bought a house”? I got laid off at the start of the pandemic, but her career has taken off and she’s proud of being able to afford a house all on her own. So how do we keep things respectful while still honoring her accomplishment? She wants the house to feel like mine as well.

(I’m a dude.)

To casual acquaintances you could say, “Hey, we got a new place.” To close friends and family you could say, “She’s doing so well that she bought this house—I’m really proud of her and so lucky to be with her.” Hell, you could say those things to casual acquaintances and close friends interchangeably because both are true. And assuming you live in a marital property state, Mr. Dude, the house becomes yours too after you’re married. In the meantime you can earn a little sweat equity (and homeowner cred) by taking the lead on fixing the place up.

I have a question about the “tech-savvy, at-risk youth” who work on the Savage Lovecast. Wouldn’t it be nicer to just refer to them as the tech-savvy youth? How do they feel about having the “at-risk” label applied to them? Surely it gives you guys a perhaps deserved pat on the back, but I can’t help thinking that little bit of stigma could be damaging. I was once an “at-risk” youth myself and even though I enjoyed and benefited from programs that were specifically created to help teens/youth in my situation, I was always keenly aware that it made me feel “less than” and like I needed special treatment.

I wasn’t trying to give myself a pat on the back when I started referring to the kids who were working on the Lovecast

as the “tech-savvy, at-risk youth.” It was just a joke—maybe not a funny one—as they were all certainly tech-savvy, for sure, but the only risk they were running was being in the same room with me. I’m sorry if that joke reminds you of a time in your life when you felt “less than.”

We have a friend who could be a unicorn.

They have already subtly expressed interest though they are generally possessive and need to be “number one” in a relationship. We’re interested but we worry about their possessiveness causing problems.

I’m guessing your friend is hot—I mean, that would explain why you’re willing to overlook how emotionally unsuited they are for the unicorn role.

Because if you’re looking for someone to play a sexy-but-subordinate role in your relationship, if you’re not seeking an equal partner and/or you’re not open to your unicorn becoming an equal partner, the last person on earth you should consider for your unicorn is someone you know to be possessive and interested in being first, not last.

I’m a 27-year-old queer/poly woman from NYC. My question: I used to babysit my friend’s baby. And when I would show up to babysit, her husband would be there to let me in to the apartment and we would chat for 10 minutes before he left for work. I don’t babysit anymore, but sometimes he texts me a picture of the baby and I’ll reply with, “So cute!” That felt normal. But one day he texted me two selfies. I didn’t reply because I thought that was weird. Is this something I should mention to my friend? I can’t tell if this is weird enough to bring up to her. Or is there something I should have said to him?

You don’t know what’s going on in your friend’s relationship—maybe flirting with others is allowed—but do you know how you feel about her husband sending your selfies: you don’t like it. If your silence wasn’t enough to put a stop to it and he sends more photos and/or messages that make you feel uncomfortable, tell him to knock it off. If he doesn’t knock it off, tell him he’s gonna leave you with no choice but to alert his wife.

If he still doesn’t knock it off, alert his wife.

I’m 39 years old, cis, and female. COVID has really tanked my sex drive. I’ve masturbated like twice in the last four months. I guess my question is... do you think things are gonna go back to normal? Please tell me yes.

Yes. I have imposter syndrome when I go to rope jams and such, but I really love the community of kinksters. Is it OK to go to kinky events even if I have trouble identifying my kinks?

So long as you’re respectful—so long as you aren’t gawking or taking photos without permission or making shocked faces—you’re more than welcome at most big kink events. Sometimes the hosts of smaller and more intimate play parties have rules that would preclude the attendance of someone who had no kinks of their own or had yet to identify their kinks; at smaller parties the host might want everyone to be in a certain kind of gear or interested in a certain kind of play. If you’re wondering if you’re welcome to observe the play at a particular rope jam or event, email the organizers and ask.

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I’ve got a friend who wanted to do petplay and talked about being a cow and bought breast pumps to try and start lactation. Have you any advice on how to safely support her in this? I’m potentially open to play with her, if it’s safe, and I’m curious about her even being able to start lactation.

Do people keep cows as pets? Regardless, according to the La Leche League, regular use of a breast pump can “induce lactation,” which is “the official term for making milk without pregnancy and birth.” So the sooner your friend gets started with that pump, the sooner she can pretend to be your sexy, sexy pet cow.

Thanks again to everyone who joined us for the livestream and we’re going to schedule another one very soon! mail@savagelove.net Follow Dan on Twitter @FakeDanSavage. savagelovecast.com

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