Maureen McCann In Arizona, school funding regularly appears on the ballot. Funding of Arizona public schools is complex, heavily dependent on local taxpayer support and increasingly under scrutiny. Funding is also limited. Nationally, Arizona consistently ranks in the lowest five states for the amount of funding per student. The PebbleCreek Democratic Club has been studying…
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October 2025, Clubs & Classes
Democratic Club News and Events
Vicki Barber The PebbleCreek (PC) Democratic Club is holding a Roaring ’20s Party on Oct. 25 at the Tuscany Falls Ballroom. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. with social time and check–in, and the doors will open for the ballroom at 6:15 p.m. Dinner is a Mediterranean buffet, with shrimp and chicken kabobs. There will…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
Organizer for Common Defense to Speak on Issues Affecting Veterans at Democratic Club Meeting
Gillian Driscoll Since the beginning of 2025, PebbleCreek (PC) Democratic Club members have been working hard researching and gathering information on issues that are of concern to them and also to many in the general public. These issues include Education, Immigration, Climate Change, Voting Rights, Healthcare, Judiciary, Social Security, Taxes, and Veterans Rights. At the…
September 2025, Clubs & Classes
PebbleCreek Democrats Call for Support for Veterans
Chuck Veltri “The Secretary of Veterans Affairs plans to reduce the Veterans Administration to 2019 staffing levels ‘without’ affecting healthcare or benefits.” This was the headline months ago in most major newspapers. Since then, plans have been put in place to reduce over 30,000 Veterans Affairs (VA) workers, many of whom are veterans, through retirements,…
Clubs & Classes, August 2025
PebbleCreek Democratic Club Studied Voting Rights
Maureen McCann With an impressive amount of research, the PebbleCreek Democratic Club has compiled facts about voting rights. After moving to PebbleCreek, new permanent Arizona residents must register to vote. This can be done when getting an Arizona drivers license, through the Secretary of State’s office online, or using a paper application. Arizona is one…
July 2025, Clubs & Classes
R.O.A.R. Stands for “Reclaim Our Arizona Representation”
Gillian Driscoll Earlier in 2025, a number of concerned parents met together to address their concerns about the budget the Arizona Legislature was proposing for this session. Planned cuts to funds for the disabled troubled them deeply. Most had disabled children, some of them severely, who rely on these funds for their everyday needs and…
July 2025, Clubs & Classes
The Democratic Club Welcomed Attorney General Kris Mayes in June
Gillian Driscoll The PebbleCreek (PC) Democratic Club meeting on June 4 welcomed Arizona Attorney General (AG) Kris Mayes, who was elected in 2022 by the closest vote for statewide office in Arizona history. An Arizona native, she was raised on a tree farm in Prescott and attended Arizona public schools. AG Mayes graduated from Arizona…
July 2025, Clubs & Classes
Card Scores
Cribbage The Cribbage Club meets Thursdays at 1 p.m. in the Sienna Room, Tuscany Falls. The club is open to all PebbleCreek residents interested in playing a friendly game of cribbage. If you have a cribbage board and deck of cards, please bring them with you. We have winners to report: May 8 Sandy Clinton,…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes to Speak at Democratic Club June Meeting
Gillian Driscoll The PebbleCreek Democratic Club is honored to host Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes as the speaker at their June meeting on Wednesday, June 4. Kris Mayes is one of Arizona’s strongest consumer advocates and an attorney who has distinguished herself as a fighter for the people in a lifetime of public service. Attorney…
June 2025, Clubs & Classes
Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz, Candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Education, Spoke to Democratic Club
Gillian Driscoll Dr. Teresa Leyba Ruiz spoke to the PebbleCreek Democratic Club at their May meeting. Dr. Ruiz is a candidate for Arizona Superintendent of Public Education. She has an impressive background in education having served students, faculty, staff, and the community as an educator in Arizona for 33 years. She recently retired as the…