There are three seats open in this August's election for town council.
To date, there are three candidates: Incumbents Bill Rodman and Steve Solomon; and former council member Bill Garner.
Garner served on council from 2008 through 2016. Rodman has served on council since 2012. Solomon was appointed to council in 2010 to fill a vacancy. He lost a reelection bid in 2012. He returned to council in 2016.
The candidates must submit petitions that contain 463 signatures of Oro Valley residents who are registered voters. The petitions must be submitted by 5PM on April 5 in order for the candidate to be on the August ballot.
A car traveling south on Northern took out the turn arrow sign on the roundabout at Northern and Hardy.
Our guess is the the vehicle entered the intersection at too high a speed, hit the berm and then the sign. This is a picture of the artistry!
Best to go slow.
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HSL to lease Pusch Ridge Course October 1
Last week, the Oro Valley Town Council voted to approve the lease of the 9-hole Pusch Ridge course to HSL, the original owner of the property and the operator of the El Conquistador Resort. The lease will be effective on October 1. The agreement gives HSL the option of using, at their cost, the course manager the town selects in the now ongoing selection process.
Update March 1: Coronoavirus and Oro Valley-Get the latest here
While national media and some national political figures try to use the Cornoavirus as a political panic weapon, we thought those of us locally might want some real facts. Because, like it or not, we do live in the greater bubble of human life.
As of March 1:
- There have been about 87,500 cases reported worldwide
- 79 cases in the US
- 4 cases in Mexico
- 3,000 deaths worldwide
- One death in the in the US
- No deaths in Mexico
- One case in Tempe. That person has recovered.
We have added a link in the top right corner of this page.
Click on the picture to get the most current numbers courtesy of Johns Hopkins Medical Center. The cite data is updated as the Center gets information. So, the date is as real-time as one can get.
The virus has had an impact on the worldwide economy. The Chinese government closed some production facilities to reduce the spread of the virus. Those closings caused disruption to the supply chains of the many companies that get products from China. Those factories are now opening. According to Apple's Cooke, they are now at 80% and ramping up quickly.
The US stock market has reacted, anticipating supply shortages. According to Merrill Lynch, the market has overreacted because of algorithms used to drive computer training. "Today’s marketplace is comprised of traditional fundamental investors who have longer time horizons and those that primarily rely on machines and algorithms to capture short-term trends or rebalance portfolios. The latter has grown in prominence in the last decade with execution of orders on the stock market dominated by algorithmic traders." (Source)
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