The city of Phoenix has successfully cleared out a massive downtown homeless encampment by Saturday’s court-ordered deadline by helping more than 500 people find beds in shelters and motels.
FILE - Tents line the street of “The Zone,” a homeless encampment, Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Phoenix. 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.
“They’ve really cleaned up things, and there’s a lot less crime around here now,” said Rudy Soliz, the operations director at the area’s Justa Center, which provides daytime services for older homeless people, including meals and housing assistance. “I’m glad that a lot of those people have gone to shelters.
The city was able to place so many people because 482 new temporary shelter beds have been added this year, includingin October denied city officials’ request for an extension on cleaning up the encampment known as “The Zone,” and reiterated his order that they get the job done by Saturday. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 30 to verify that Phoenix complied with the November deadline.
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