When Donald Trump signed his executive order (actually a memorandum) for evictions on Saturday, this carnival barker showman actually had the gall to say: “You’ve been hearing a lot about eviction, and the Democrats don’t want to do anything having to do with protecting people from eviction.” As always, he was lying to you. His … Read more
Inhabitants of Earth are nearly six months into the most disruptive year of our lives, thanks to the novel Coronavirus. The United States was slow to react to the pandemic that had already spread across Asia and Europe and killed thousands. Early denial by leaders in multiple countries– like the US, Brazil, Russia, India, and … Read more
Mayor Kate Gallego and the other members of the Phoenix City Council took vital steps on April 21, 2020, to assist the approximately 6600 people who do not have a home to live in. After introducing plans to combat homelessness in March, they unanimously approved approximately $27 million of funds that will go towards assisting … Read more
According to a January 2019 count; Phoenix has a homeless population of approximately 6600 people. A significant portion (about a third according to Phoenix Rescue Mission data about Maricopa County) of the homeless are families with children. Many of these people are sleeping in shelters, in tent encampments, or on the cold or … Read more
Homelessness, transitional housing, low-income housing and affordable housing are obviously big problems in the state of Arizona. Currently, the Arizona House is considering a mixed bag of bills that tackle different parts of the housing problem. Today’s video focuses on SB1471 which provides a creative funding mechanism to put up to $10 million per year in the … Read more