State Sen. Anna Hernandez didn’t expect to become an elected official. Well into a career selling mortgages in corporate America, the Phoenix native was doing well for herself……
Read more Can Anna Hernandez bring progressive reform to Phoenix?The Phoenix City Council passed new police reform and public safety measures on Tuesday, though it continues to resist reaching a consent decree with the U.S. Department of…
Read more Phoenix passes police reform measures but still fears a consent decreeThe Phoenix City Council says it wants to make homelessness go away. But on Wednesday, it settled for a measure that some say will only make the homeless…
Read more ‘When is the cycle going to stop?’: Phoenix OKs unhoused camping banThe Phoenix City Council expanded an ordinance to add more protections for outdoor workers of city contractors. The measure, which impacts about 10,000 people, requires city contractors to…
Read more Phoenix expands heat protections for 10,000 outdoor workersPhoenix City Council will consider yet another measure to criminalize homelessness, potentially making it illegal to camp within 500 feet of any school, child care facility or shelter as…
Read more ‘You’re gonna pack the jails’: Phoenix targets unhoused with camping banPublic pressure is mounting on the city of Phoenix to address complaints against the company it uses to manage concessions at Sky Harbor International Airport as workers raise…
Read more Faith leaders call out racial disparities in pay for Sky Harbor workers
