TUCSON (KVOA) – Pima County Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation is inviting residents to celebrate the dedication of its newest trail, the Robles Pass Trailhead, on Nov. 5.
Former Pima County Sheriff Mark Napier
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office is losing its new Chief of Staff back to Pima County, the American Daily Independent has confirmed.
Mark Napier, who came to CCSO in late December 2020, has accepted an executive position in the Pima County Administrator’s Office starting next month. His departure as a fulltime Cochise County employee will be effective July 27 but he has promised Sheriff Mark Dannels to assist on a parttime basis with the transition.
Napier had a long career in law enforcement in Iowa and Arizona before being elected Pima County’s sheriff in a tight race with then-Sheriff Chris Nanos in November 2016. Nanos regained the spot as Pima County’s top lawman in November 2020, leaving Napier without a job.
Bill De La Rosa ’16 Named One of Arizona s 40 Under 40
Bill De La Rosa ’16 received a 40 Under 40 award in Arizona last week for his work on criminal justice initiatives and immigration advocacy.
Bill De La Rosa ’16
The award celebration, which was streamed live, was sponsored by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the
Arizona Daily Star.
De La Rosa is studying for his PhD at the University of Oxford in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, as a Clarendon scholar, and plans to obtain a law degree from Yale University. In his remarks at the event he said, As the son of two Mexican immigrants who sacrificed everything so I could pursue my dreams and be where I am today, my message to the community is to never lose hope, to always fight for what you believe in, and to never forget where you came from and the people who helped you along the way.