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Under Federal Scrutiny, Phoenix Conducts Clean Up in Massive Homeless Encampment

By Katya Schwenk
Dec 17, 2022

It was the first clean up the city has conducted in the downtown homeless encampment in months — and it was watched closely.
Who Put Giant Metal Dinosaurs in Phoenix's Largest Homeless Encampment?

By Katya Schwenk
Dec 15, 2022

In a strange twist to the ongoing legal battles over the city’s largest area for homeless people, large metal dinosaurs displaced some unsheltered people, and no one will say who installed the Jurassic art.
ACLU Sues Phoenix to Stop New Sweeps of Homeless Encampment

By Katya Schwenk
Dec 1, 2022

"The city is terrorizing the very people it should be helping," ACLU attorneys say.
Phoenix Prepares to Restart Controversial Cleanups of Homeless Encampment

By Katya Schwenk
Nov 15, 2022

The city of Phoenix is poised to restart mass cleanups in its largest homeless encampment after nine months. They sparked controversy and resistance — and a federal investigation.
Tempe to Provide Water Rescue Bags After Cops Watch Man Drown

By Katya Schwenk
Aug 22, 2022

The city is adding new equipment and overhauling police policies about water rescues after Sean Bickings drowned in May and ignited a national outcry.
Phoenix's Largest Homeless Encampment Has Sparked a Lawsuit. What Now?

By Katya Schwenk
Aug 17, 2022

The fates of the 1,000-plus people living on the streets in the Zone — Phoenix's largest homeless encampment — may now rest in the hands of a judge.
Family of Teen Who Died in Phoenix Police Custody Speaks Out for First Time

By Elias Weiss
Jun 14, 2022

Teenager Caleb Blair's death in Phoenix has echoes of George Floyd. In both incidents, cops responded to a Black man experiencing a fentanyl-fueled health crisis.

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