A judge has issued a ruling that requires officials with the City of Phoenix to keep an area known as The Zone free of homeless encampments.
A second round of cleanup was underway on Jan. 4 in the downtown Phoenix homeless encampment known as"The Zone."A court in Arizona has issued a ruling in connection with a lawsuit over a portion of the city known as "The Zone."Freddy Brown, et al. v. City of Phoenix
The judge in the case said there has been a "dramatic increase" in violent crime at The Zone since 2018, in addition to increased public drug use, and biohazard involving human waste, food waste, trash, and certain drug paraphernalia. The judge in the case also asked city officials to be prepared to demonstrate at a bench trial on July 10, 2023 the steps they have taken, and the "material results it has achieved toward compliance with this Order."
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