Under-resourced. Under-housed. In part two of a "City of a Thousand," we take a look at the resources, or lack thereof, that homeless advocates believe are leading to the encampment boom in Phoenix.
“Go big or go home” is how City Manager Jeff Barton presented some ideas to the Phoenix City Council to address homelessness and the lack of affordable housing.During Wednesday's council meeting, he suggested using $50 million to buy apartment complexes and offer units to low- and moderate-income residents. “The reason it makes sense to acquire existing is because you can’t