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☆ Judge Orders Phoenix to Permanently Clear the City's Largest Homeless Encampment by Nov. 4
  + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Associated Press | Sept. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +1 min
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that Phoenix must permanently clear the city’s largest homeless encampment by Nov. 4. City officials began shutting down the homeless encampment known as “The Zone” in May under an order by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney, but they had asked to be given until April 2024 to complete the job. Justin Pierce, a lawyer representing the city, said in July that parts of the encampment on the edge of downtown Phoenix have been cleared since a judge declared the area to be a public nuisance, but other blocks still need to be addressed. Pierce added that the process takes time, including making sure those who live there have somewhere else to go. Political Cartoons View All 1171 ImagesBusiness owners and residents near the encampment have called it a public nuisance that subjects their properties to damage, litter and crime.
Persons: —, Judge Scott Blaney, Justin Pierce, Pierce Organizations: PHOENIX, Phoenix, City Locations: Maricopa County, Phoenix
☆ Phoenix to Start Clearing Sprawling Downtown Homeless Encampment
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Jill Cowan | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +2 min
It’s an existence,” Shina Sepulveda, who is homeless and lives in the Zone, told The New York Times recently. City leaders across the West have grappled with how to handle homeless camps when they do not have enough space at shelters or in supportive housing. Patience has worn thin in some communities with significant homeless populations, and residents and business owners have asked their city officials to do more to move people off the streets. BackgroundThe number of unsheltered Phoenix residents has risen dramatically, from 771 in 2014 to 3,096 in 2022, according to the city. The city contended that it had discretion over how to address homelessness, including how best to move people out of camps.
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