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Speakers at Phoenix budget hearing describe shelter needs, report police destruction of homeless property
Summary
Multiple witnesses described experiences with homelessness, asked for continued general-fund support for shelter operations and heat-relief sites, and reported police practices that reportedly resulted in loss of identity documents and other personal property.
Dozens of speakers described homelessness and shelter-related needs during the city’s budget hearing, urging continued general-fund support for shelters, heat-relief centers and services to help residents obtain identification documents.
Several attendees said they had lost important documents and personal belongings during city-police or shelter interactions and asked the council to change enforcement practices that they said lead to property being confiscated or discarded. “They give everyone 10 to 15 minutes to do this and if…
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