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Episode: Phoenix officials ask judge for more time in clearing downtown camp of homeless people
Description: Phoenix city officials said they have been slowly and steadily clearing hundreds of people from a downtown encampment of homeless people called βThe Zone,β and they asked a judge for more time to clear out the remaining hundreds still living there.
About a year ago, as many as 1,000 people lived in the tent city that exploded in size during the COVID-19 pandemic. City officials say up to 300 people have since left the site under efforts launched in late 2022 to get them into shelters, or into temporary or permanent housing. Area shelters are typically full.
Representing Phoenix, attorney Justin Pierce told Judg...