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A new model for our shelters is emerging, and it’s needed now
I have spent 50 years serving Arizona, working alongside families in crisis, nonprofit leaders, faith groups, and public servants who all believe, at their core, that everyone deserves a safe […]
Thousands of potential homes exist in downtown Phoenix
Converting office buildings into apartments sounds like an appealing way to address Phoenix’s housing shortage and downtown office glut simultaneously. It’s terrific when these conversions happen, but it’s time to […]
Criminalizing homelessness doesn’t work — housing people does
A year after the Supreme Court greenlit crackdowns on people living without shelter, homelessness has only gotten worse. In the largest eviction of a homeless encampment in recent history, around […]
Nicole Newhouse: Searching for solutions to the Arizona housing crisis.
As housing prices in Arizona climb to half a million dollars, advocates like Nicole Newhouse and the Arizona Housing Coalition are urging a policy that makes home ownership more attainable […]
Arizona’s housing crossroads: Building a future where every family thrives.
Every day, Arizona families face impossible choices: parents skipping meals to afford rent, seniors rationing medication, and workers enduring hours-long commutes just to keep a roof overhead. The numbers don’t […]
Beyond black and white: uniting Arizona to end homelessness
Arizona’s homelessness crisis is a damning indictment of systemic failure. As lawmakers bicker over ideology and piecemeal policies, the human and economic toll grows — and the looming threat of […]
2024 brought some legislative success on housing, but left more to do
Both parties set their sights on easing Arizona’s housing problems in 2024, but even with bipartisan efforts, came up short.Â
Prop 312: a misguided response to homelessness and crime
This November, Arizona voters will be asked to decide on Proposition 312, a plan that offers property tax refunds to owners who face costs from public issues like homelessness, vandalism, […]
Ballot measure would penalize cities for homeless people damaging private property
Republican lawmakers are asking voters to approve a law that would put local governments throughout the state on the financial hook if property owners say they incurred expenses because of the failure to enforce various state and local statutes and ordinances, ranging from illegal camping and loitering to defecating or drinking in public.
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.
Legislation to compensate property owners for homeless nuisances to go to voters
Arizona property owners will be able to seek a property tax refund if their city, town or county fails to take steps to clear out encampments, stop public drinking or abate other nuisances created by homeless people under a measure the Legislature wants voters to approve in November.
