Josh Jacobsen with the Tucson Crime Free Coalition up to 1,100 members. Crime prevalent and there are systemic failures. Solutions are being proposed to leaders. Chris and Josh discuss Pima County funding additional security. For more information, visit tucsoncrimefree.com to sign up for email alerts and you can take a survey to be shared with elected officials.

Everyone gives their campaign mailers to Chris. Chris reviews.

How are early ballots affecting election counts?

A recap of Call to the Audience at yesterday's BOS Meeting.

Shelley Kais continues her debreif on plans for GOP support of and oberserving of the election process.

Mayor Romero, who has an understaffed police department, dressed as a witch for Halloween...standing next to a robber. Irony much?

Luke Bryan criticized for raising awareness for hurricane victims....only in America.

Bunker calls in for the 2022 Cowboy Festival this weekend at the Empire Ranch. It's an annual public event celebrating Arizona’s Western history and culture. It’s a fun-filled two days for the whole family. Check out empireranchfoundation.org for details AND info on Christmas at the Empire Ranch on Dec 10th!

The 22nd Street project, the Feds, the City of Tucson, the RTA, and Bud Foster.

Chris with closing thoughts by Fulton Sheen.

Congressman Andy Biggs with an update from DC. The Biden Administration has lost over 20,000 kids that crossed the border. Where was the outrage over a few hundred kids separated from their parents during the Trump Administration? And an update on Election 2022.

Pima County GOP Chairwoman Shelley Kais on GOP poll watcher staffing...staffing is looking very good. County procedures governing early voting sites, not so much...

Rochelle Wolensky, COVID again. How's that vaccine working?

COVID--calls to forgive and forget? Really?

Brother Joe De Simone with a look at the economy, the election, national and world affairs. To see how Blue Chip Planning can be a part of navigating financial headwinds, visit bluechipplan.com

Dr. JoAnn di Filippo wtih a look at the Pima County Board of Supervisors meeting agenda.

Rio Nuevo buying shuttles to take Pima County employees from their cars to the office. And a contract from the County for expenditures? Downtown is unsafe? And this is on the consent agenda to be passed with no discussion?

Pima County lobbyist Michael Racy's contract.

Funding shortfall in the health benefits trust fund

Bait and switch in agenda item language... with funding for medical staff for COVID-19 support...at facilities housing refugees....changed the language from asylum-seekers to refugees.

Executive Session on the Appellate Court loss of the World View case.

Ballot drop boxes

Amphi School Board

Tu Simple hits the Wall Street Journal...they are under investigation by three federal agencies...and $120K from the City of Tucson.

Highlights this week. Interviews may be abbreviated. For the date and hour podcast to hear more, see the note

(0:00) After hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars, Pima County deems Downtown Tucson so unsafe they have to use your tax dollars to buy vehicles to shuttle employees from their cars to their offices. (Oct 24, Hour 1&2)

(11:09) Herb Stratford and Chris discuss a new documentary on King Crimson called “In the Court of the Crimson King”. First part of the discussion. (Oct 24, Hour 3)

(18:55) Katie Hobbs…Faceplant Tour ’22 continues. Has missed a lot of work and another national TV interview leaves the ABC interviewers incredulous. (Oct 24, Hour 1)

(25:17) Jenna Bentley, Director of Government Affairs with the Goldwater Institute, talks about Arizona ballot propositions, namely Proposition 132. (Oct 25, Hour 2)

(36:33) Bruce Ash and Chris discuss a Daily Star Tim Steller column on the U of A shooting…and give kudos for a good bit of reporting. (Oct 25, Hour 2)

(44:28) TPOA had to do FOIA request to get response times—which are way up. Where are the city leaders on this? (Oct 26, Hour 2)

(1:00:30) Congressman David Schweikert on Maya Flores, inflation (Oct 26, Hour 2)

(1:06:45) Goldwater Institute’s Tim Sandefur on the big appeals court ruling that Pima County broke the low in their deal with World View. (Oct 27, Hour 2)

(1:21:51) Kirk Sibley, former Wilbur Wildcat, on his efforts to reinstate the Homecoming parade, a 93 year tradition that was cancelled this year (Oct 28, Hour 2)

Shaun McClusky joins Chris for a discussion of Marana schools, rampant lawlessness in Tucson, and the Constable situation....and lots of your calls!