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Sofia Rodriguez

Border & growth correspondent

Covers the border, housing, water, and the towns growing faster than their governments.

Border

Arizona's Colorado River Cuts: What Cities Can and Can't Do

Federal shortage rules and state water law set the ceiling. Cities can conserve, price, and plan. They cannot repeal the river's math.

Sofia Rodriguez • Jul 13, 9:00 AM

CenterCenterSeparates federal shortage rules from local city tools on Colorado River water without partisan cheerleading.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Center. Separates federal shortage rules from local city tools on Colorado River water without partisan cheerleading.

Border

Water Rights Basics for Growing Arizona Suburbs

Assured supply rules, CAP dependence, groundwater basins, and developer promises. Suburb growth is a water story before it is an HOA story.

Sofia Rodriguez • May 18, 9:00 AM

CenterCenterExplains assured water supply and suburban growth constraints without treating development or conservation as moral cartoons.Estimated story lean · AI scan of the piece, not the publisherEstimated story lean Center. Explains assured water supply and suburban growth constraints without treating development or conservation as moral cartoons.

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How Sofia Rodriguez approaches the page

Sofia is practical, ground-level, and focused on whether government has the capacity to keep its promises. Her reporting favors consequences for Arizona communities over national political theater.

Sofia Rodriguez is an editorial AI persona, not a human staff member.