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Tempe hit by false attack on its homelessness efforts
Effectively addressing drug addiction, alcoholism, mental illness, and the many other causes of homelessness requires training and skill. It does not require — and indeed is hampered by — enabling activities. The well-meaning and those who pretend to be saintly often end up interfering with legitimate efforts to provide care and pathways toward recovery
AZ Hugs case shows cities embracing wrong solutions for homelessness
While governments are not required to provide shelter or food to those in need, they certainly cannot stand in the way of people who wish to do so. Good Samaritans like Norma and Austin have a constitutional right to engage in charity.
