Daily Brief
October 25, 2026
Sunday
🚨 Public Safety
Mold forces dozens of students out of U of A's Coronado dorm. Dozens of University of Arizona students were told to relocate after mold was found on the seventh floor of Coronado residence hall, KOLD reported Friday. Two freshmen told the station that people on their floor had been "continuously sick" before they spotted the spots in a bathroom.
🏛️ Government
City opens $2.6 million call for housing and community projects. Tucson's Housing and Community Development department will accept proposals for fiscal year 2028 funding through its People, Communities, and Homes Investment Plan (P-CHIP) Call for Projects, the city announced. About $2.6 million is expected to be available to eligible nonprofits and city departments. Applications open at noon Tuesday, Oct. 27, through Neighborly and close at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10.
Mendoza leads Ciscomani in CD6 fundraising, filings show. The latest Federal Election Commission disclosures in Arizona's 6th Congressional District show Democratic challenger JoAnna Mendoza with a fundraising and cash-on-hand advantage over Republican Rep. Juan Ciscomani, according to AZPM. The filings cover data through the end of September. They do not include independent spending by outside groups.
🏗️ Development & Business
Proposed Costco site in northwest Tucson holds artifacts more than 3,000 years old. A 56-acre parcel off Sunset Road and Interstate 10 that Pima County plans to sell to Costco has been found to contain important historical artifacts, KJZZ reported. Last month the county signed a nonbinding letter of intent to sell the land to Costco for $15 million.
Hudbay's Copper World study drops on-site finished copper, for now. As we reported Thursday, the Copper World mine in the Santa Rita Mountains south of Tucson is expected to begin construction this year. Hudbay Minerals' new feasibility study makes clear that producing finished copper at the mine site is not part of the current plan, according to the Arizona Daily Star. The company is still leaving the door open to doing so someday.
Howdy Diner coming to the Sunshine Mile. Howdy Diner is taking over the former Welcome Diner space at 902 E. Broadway, according to the Arizona Daily Star. Welcome Diner closed in 2020.
Traffic light planned at Naranja Park entrance in Oro Valley. Oro Valley is using RTA safety funds to improve the intersection of Tangerine Road and Musette Drive, the entrance to Naranja Park, according to the Regional Transportation Authority. The project will add a traffic signal and address visibility problems. Design is underway, and construction is expected later in 2026.
Regional Transportation Authority
Lane closures on the Catalina Highway Monday. Pima County crews and contractor Southern Arizona Paving will remove speed humps on General Hitchcock Highway near Ski Run Road from 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26, the county said. Flaggers will direct traffic, and drivers should expect lane closures and delays.
🎉 Community & Events
Jacobs Park reopens after renovation. The city celebrated the reopening of Jacobs Park and the Nicolas P. Ochoa Soccer Complex, 3300 N. Fairview Ave., the city announced. The renovation of the 48-acre park was supported by a National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant. It added a lighted two-field softball complex, pickleball, futsal and volleyball courts, a skate park, an expanded dog park, new restrooms and ramadas, and pool and splash pad upgrades.
PACC waives adoption fees on Halloween. Pima Animal Care Center will offer free adoptions on all pets from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, at its location at 4000 N. Silverbell Road, the county said. The shelter is also offering downloadable free-adoption coupons for residents to hand out to trick-or-treaters.
No. 25 Arizona routs Iowa State, becomes bowl eligible. The Wildcats beat Iowa State 39-3 at Casino Del Sol Stadium on Saturday to improve to 6-1, matching their best start since 2014. The win makes Arizona bowl eligible in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2014 and 2015. Quarterback Noah Fifita threw for 308 yards and two touchdowns.
Arizona Daily Star, KVOA News 4
📢 What Your Officials Are Saying
Paul Cunningham (Tucson City Council, Ward 2). Cunningham's weekly newsletter opens with a note on police activity on Camino Seco near 29th Street. He attributes the activity to a resident who bought what turned out to be a World War II-era mortar shell.
Kevin Dahl (Tucson City Council, Ward 3). Dahl's Ward 3 newsletter focuses on preparing for El Niño winter storms, including readying for rain and floods and preparing trees for high winds.
Miranda Schubert (Tucson City Council, Ward 6). Schubert's newsletter covers a Mayor and Council recap, the downtown street closure and next steps, and Pima County 2027 bond updates. It also covers CODE '26 updates, including a review of parking standards.
Sen. Mark Kelly (U.S. senator). In a post on his official channel, Kelly highlighted veterans running for office in Arizona this November, naming Adrian Fontes, Julia Romero Gusse and Jacob Weinberg.
Contested races. In the governor's race, neither Katie Hobbs' (D) nor Andy Biggs' (R) campaign posted this week. In the CD6 race, neither JoAnna Mendoza's (D) nor Juan Ciscomani's (R) campaign posted.
📍 Around Town
Kuzina & Co. LLC — New Food Establishment Permit. Kuzina & Co.
🌵 The Desert Today
Heat: Oct. 23 high 79° (normal 84°, record 99°), low 62°. 77 days at or above 100° so far this year. Water: Lake Mead 1,037.2 ft on Oct. 23, down 20.5 ft in a year. Sky: air quality 44 (good), highest reading fine particles. UV index 6. Power: TEP demand peaked at 2,011 MW on Oct. 22, solar peak 405 MW.
Life in the Desert: the season against prior years, and the long record
⛈️ Weather — Tucson
No active weather alerts.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 80. North-northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North-northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
Outlook: Warming continues, with sunny skies and a high near 87 Tuesday and a low around 61 Tuesday night. Wednesday turns mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
NWS Tucson Forecast API
This brief was generated automatically by Claude Opus 5.5 from a review of 23 of 49 local sources fetched, at 6:02 AM MST on October 25, 2026, and published without human review. Every item links to its source. Read more about how this is made.
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