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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🌹 Eligible customers may be able to get financial assistance through Project Assist.

CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🌹 To establish a payment arrangement, email cityservicesbill@phoenix.gov. Add Payment arrangement to the subject line of the email. Include your name, account number, service address and best phone number.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

🌹 Call the Water Service Department at 602-262-6251 to make payment.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

#Phoenix resumes water turn offs in November 🥀 Starting in November, the City of Phoenix will resume water turn offs of delinquent City Services Bills. To avoid service interruptions, customers can: 1/4

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Arizona Right Watch @azrww.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

NEW: Tohono O'odham Nation leadership issued a release announcing that they’ve filed an emergency injunction after been informed by CBP that “it intends to remove thousands of Saguaros and other vegetation,” on sovereign tribal lands. The destruction is set to begin on Indigenous Peoples Day.

TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRWOMAN

Verlon M. Jose CHAIRMAN

Carla L. Johnson VICE CHAIRWOMAN

Public Service Announcement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Friday, Oct. 9, 2026

BORDER WALL CONTRACTORS TO START REMOVING SACRED SAGUAROS ON

MONDAY, OCTOBER 12

Nation Files Emergency Injunction with the Circuit Court of Appeals

SELLS, Ariz. - The Tohono O'odham Nation has been informed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that it intends to remove thousands of Saguaros and other vegetation in its misguided efforts to construct a border wall. On Monday, Oct. 12, federal contractors will begin ripping out these protected plants that have lived in the Sonoran Desert for thousands of years. The fact that this desecration will take place on Indigenous Peoples' Day is disrespectful to all tribal nations.

In addition, earlier this week the Tohono O'odham Nation filed an emergency injunction with the Washington, D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to stop DHS from removing thousands of sacred saguaros on Tohono O'odham land. Nation leadership is demanding that the courts put a stop to this lawless behavior that has already caused irreparable damage to our environment and cultural heritage, all in the name of constructing a costly and ineffective border wall. Known as ha:sañ, saguaros are symbols of the Tohono O'odham shared faith, serving as spiritual monuments to customs and values. The removal of any saguaro is an act of atrocity, as they are considered people by the Tohono O'odham.

"Trespassing on our land to remove the sacred saguaros is like having masked men break into your house and take away your children," said Tohono O'odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose. "The ha:șañ are our family, as much a part of us as any blood relative. To destroy them by the thousands carves a wound in our hearts that will not heal. We call on all people for solidarity as we work to protect our culture and our land from this useless, destructive wall."

The mighty saguaro not only stands as an O'odham and American icon, it is also a critical part of our ecosystem, providing shelter, sustenance, and deep cultural significance. The saguaro, in Tohono O'odham custom, is akin to a person and any malicious action against one is as if harm is being done to our people. This belief is memorialized in Resolution 21-137 by the Tohono O'odham Legislative Council.

"This is a violation of our sovereignty, of our religious liberty, and of our land," said Chairman Jose. "The Nation will continue to fight to prevent this senseless devastation from going forward and we are grateful for the overwhelming community support we have received."

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

4/4 🌹 Los clientes que reúnan los requisitos pueden obtener asistencia financiera a través del programa Project Assist.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

3/4 🌹 Solicitar un acuerdo de pago enviando un correo electrónico a cityservicesbill@phoenix.gov. Indique "Payment arrangement" en el asunto del correo e incluya su nombre, número de cuenta, dirección del servicio y un número de teléfono de contacto.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

2/4 Para evitar interrupciones en el servicio, los clientes pueden: 🌹 Llamar al Departamento de Servicio de Agua al 602-262-6251 para realizar el pago.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

1/4 🥀 A partir de noviembre, #Phoenix reanudará la suspensión del servicio de agua por falta de pago de las facturas de servicios municipales.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

¡Que viva la lucha POR nuestra gente y nuestra liberación! ¡Que viva Phoenix! ¡Que viva México! 🌹🇲🇽🇺🇸 #ElGrito

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Join us: 📅 Wed, Sept 9 @ 6:30 PM 📍 South Mountain Community College Performing Arts Center Community town hall hosted by @abc15.com

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

District 7 is demanding: 🌹 A full investigation into South Mountain Precinct 🌹 Real investment in alternatives to policing 🌹 Accountability outside of the police — because police can't investigate themselves

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

2 former PHX officers with a history of misconduct & a prior shooting smashed a window, assaulted a couple, pointed a gun — cams off the whole time. They stayed employed 10 yrs. D7 demands a full investigation + real alternatives to policing. #PHXPolitics #Arizona #Phoenix #PhoenixPolice

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

To learn that the person weilding the gun had a list of LGBTQ+ businesses is chilling. Gun violence once again has torn our communities apart. And our federal government's transphobia and homophobia is lighting the match and fueling hate toward our siblings.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our LGBTQ+ communities deserve a chance to live their lives fully, to go out for a night with friends, and to come home and wake up another day. That is not too much to ask.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Our hearts are with Vincent Anthony Siquieros and Cameron Davis Capara's families, their loved ones, and the entire Tucson LGBTQ+ community. Vincent and Cameron should be alive today.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

In response to Tucson experiencing a direct and devastating attack on our LGBTQ+ community 🌹 The District 7 office is heart broken.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

This convention is a space to gather, imagine, and build futures rooted in Black trans joy, memory, and liberation. FREE, Childcare onsite, meals provided, stipends and lodging available! bit.ly/dreaming-tra...

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

✨ BLACK AUGUST: DREAMING TRANS FUTURES ✨ Mark your calendars — August 27th–29th, 2026, right here in Phoenix, AZ. 📅 Aug 27–29, 2026 📍 Phoenix, Arizona 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/dreaming-tra... #BlackAugust #TransFutures #BlackTransJoy #PhoenixAZ #DreamingTransFutures

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What's available: 🌹 Up to $3,000 in rental assistance for up to two months (excludes late fees) Apply for assistance today: www.maricopa.gov/7831/Evictio...

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Eviction Prevention Pilot Program | Maricopa County, AZ

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

🏠 Facing a temporary financial hardship #Phoenix? Maricopa County's Eviction Prevention (MCEP) pilot program offers rental assistance to households dealing with a temporary financial hardship to prevent evictions in zip codes: 🌹 85008 🌹 85040 🌹 85041 🌹 85042

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Eviction Prevention Pilot Program | Maricopa County, AZ

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Have an upcoming #immigration court date? You don’t have to go alone. If you need accompaniment, call or text us: (480) 506-7437 We’re here for you. #phoenix #arizona #resources #mutualaid

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

¿Tienes corte con #inmigración? No tienes que ir solo. Si necesitas acompañamiento, llama o mándanos un mensaje al (480) 506-7437. Estamos aquí para apoyarte. #español #phoenix #arizona #ayuda

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Read my full statement here: www.phoenix.gov/administrati...

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Media & News

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This crisis isn't about bad luck. It's climate change, drought, and decades of overconsumption in a desert that's been asked to grow without limits. It won't be solved by a good rain season.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is a moment to know our neighbors and adapt together. But conservation can't fall on residents alone, including the Gila River Indian Community, which holds the largest single CAP entitlement. Tribal water rights can't be an afterthought in how these cuts are shared.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

No one in D7 will lose water service. Thanks to underground storage, the Drought Pipeline, and Pure Water Phoenix, we're more prepared than most cities in the Valley. But we will likely move to a Stage 2 Water Warning this year — meaning voluntary reductions for all of us.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The feds are finalizing new Colorado River rules starting Jan 2027. AZ, NV & CA will see real cuts. Phoenix has prepared for years — but no city is immune. Here's what it means for #Phoenix D7.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Only 27% of #Phx 3rd graders are reading at grade level — and we need your help to change that. If you're a Phoenix resident age 50+, you can volunteer as reading tutor through the AARP Foundation Experience Corps program. 🌹 Next info sesh: August 26 🌹 Register Phoenix.gov/Education

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Youth and Education Office

The Youth and Education Office serves families and children from birth to career through various educational opportunities.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Violent, inhumane #Phoenix Park Ordinance will only create distance between people & care that keeps them alive. Phoenix cannot continue down a path where our public spaces resemble systems of punishment. Care and feeding people should never be treated like a crime. www.abc15.com/news/local-n...

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Proposed Phoenix ordinance would limit food, medical services for unhoused in public parks

A revised draft ordinance in Phoenix would limit food distribution and medical care in city parks, sparking concerns from nonprofits that provide services to the unhoused.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Care should never be treated like a criminal act. Feeding people should never be a crime. Showing up for one another should never be illegal. 🌹 #phoenix #arizona #mutualaid #communitysupport #extremeheat

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Phoenix cannot continue down a path where deaths of unsheltered people are treated as inevitable— or where public spaces become systems of punishment instead of places of refuge and care.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

This ordinance creates more distance between people and the care that keeps them alive. In Phoenix, heading into extreme heat, that distance will cost lives.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Policies like this don’t address the reality that people are being forced to survive in public spaces. They turn a blind eye to human need—and criminalize it.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

You can read the full ordinance at the link above. #TLDR: it asks providers to predict, months in advance, where hunger, dehydration, and medical emergencies will happen. That’s not how need works. That’s not how humanity works.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Here are 3 actions you can take right now: 🌹 Take the survey before May 6 linktr.ee/PHX.District7 🌹 Join our #District7 virtual meeting (April 21, 5:30 PM) RSVP: tr.ee/rsvp-21 🌹 Attend a citywide meeting Dates: linktr.ee/PHX.District7

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

This is being framed as “safety.” But the reality: it pushes life-saving care further from those who need it most—and will result in more people dying in our parks.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

On May 6, the City of Phoenix will vote on revising a park ordinance passed in Dec 2025. The revision would limit food distribution + medical care in parks to a few permitted days, restrict where care happens, and criminalize those providing life-saving support.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Community has been clear: Phoenix must be bold. Residents are calling for accountability, resources for families impacted by ICE, and policies that reflect the realities faced by immigrant and refugee communities.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

But because community members showed up to City Hall and demanded to be heard, the city is now moving forward with listening sessions for the CTI. 📅 Community meetings to be held March 11–20 📍 First meeting: Tomorrow, 3/11 at Memorial Hall at Steele Indian School Park at 6–7:30 PM

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This includes documenting federal immigration enforcement activity, tracking impacts on city services, improving multilingual communication, training city employees on enforcement protocols, and building partnerships and volunteer opportunities.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Council ultimately directed staff to move forward with the Community Transparency Initiative before any public comment was heard.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I’m also grateful to Vice Mayor Kesha Hodge Washington, Councilwoman Deb Stark and Councilwoman Laura Pastor for staying and listening to community concerns.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I want to thank the community members who insisted their voices be part of this process. Civic engagement is the foundation of a healthy democracy.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Despite that, community members and organizations still showed up to City Hall and demanded to be heard. Their presence transformed what began as a staff presentation into a real conversation about the fear many families are facing as ICE enforcement escalates.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The Mayor and City Council were scheduled to discuss the Community Transparency Initiative (CTI), a proposal related to federal immigration enforcement in Phoenix on Feb. 9. The format of the meeting got switched to a work study meaning public wouldn't get to comment.

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CouncilWoman Anna Hernandez @district7-phx.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

#Phoenix is deciding how it will respond to rising #ICE enforcement. On Feb 10, community demanded to be heard. Because of them, Phx is holding public meetings to shape the city’s response. 🧵 📍 First meeting TOMORROW, March 11 at Memorial Hall at Steele Indian School Park at 6–7:30 PM

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