Phoenix must clear "the Zone" homeless encampment, judge orders

Phoenix has until July to clear an encampment near the Human Services Campus where more than 800 unhoused people sleep on a nightly basis, a Maricopa County court judge ruled Monday. State of play: A group of nearby business owners and residents sued the city of Phoenix last August, alleging the city caused "irreparable harm" by allowing the encampment to take over the sidewalks around their land. • The plaintiffs told the court they've witnessed people in the encampment using drugs, defecating and committing acts of violence and have been...