The Estrella Village neighborhood, at 71st Avenue and Van Buren, could soon be home to a 300-bed shelter, which the city plans to complete before the summer heat sets in.
The Office of Homeless Solutions had to tackle the difficult issue of moving nearly 1,000 unhoused people, and their possessions, off the streets where some had been living for years.
At its peak, The Zone took up roughly 15 city blocks in downtown Phoenix. Some 1,000 people were staying in the area that was filled with tents, handmade shelters, platforms
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