'City of a Thousand': Downtown Phoenix's tent city explodes ...
May 25, 2022 · Within a pocket of streets and sidewalks in downtown Phoenix, the homeless crisis exploded with more than a thousand unsheltered people living on the streets in this area known as "the zone."
Surviving ‘The Zone’: Crime drops where Phoenix’s tent city ...
Jan 30, 2024 · At one point, more than a thousand unsheltered people made up a tent city across 15 blocks. Nearby business owners complained about constant crime and even sued the city, winning a lawsuit...
Phoenix finishes clearing downtown homeless encampment after ...
Nov 4, 2023 · The City of Phoenix said it has successfully cleared out a massive downtown homeless encampment by Saturday, Nov. 4, court ordered deadline by helping more than 500 people find beds in shelters and motels.
Phoenix Tent Camp Is Gone, But Homeless Crisis Persists - The ...
Nov 4, 2023 · Phoenix’s shelters are at capacity, and homeless advocacy groups say the city still needs tens of thousands of additional low-income housing units to serve a homeless population that has grown...
Judge orders removal of tents from Phoenix's largest homeless ...
Mar 27, 2023 · A judge on Monday ordered Phoenix to remove tents on public property in the city’s largest homeless encampment. The encampment, near 12th Avenue and Madison Street and known as "The Zone,"...
A huge homeless camp will be cleared after neighbors sued ...
May 8, 2023 · In the latest chapter of America’s increasingly polarized approach to homelessness, Phoenix must permanently clear the area that’s become known as the Zone after a judge ruled in favor of...
Almost 1,000 People Are Now Living in Phoenix’s Exploding ...
Mar 9, 2022 · A homeless encampment in Phoenix near the state’s largest shelter has ballooned to more than 900 people, making it one of the country’s largest tent cities.
Phoenix to Start Clearing Sprawling Downtown Homeless ...
May 8, 2023 · Phoenix officials will begin clearing one of the nation’s largest homeless encampments this week in a downtown area known as the Zone, where neighbors and business owners have filed a lawsuit...
Phoenix Dismantles a Homeless Encampment, One Block at a Time
May 10, 2023 · On Wednesday morning, a small army of outreach workers helped people pack their stuff and carried away empty tents. The city had found shelter for 29 of the roughly 35 people living on the first...
Phoenix is clearing people out of the city's biggest homeless ...
May 11, 2023 · Phoenix is clearing the encampment known as The Zone to comply with a court order. Another ruling orders the city to provide somewhere for unsheltered people to go.
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