Mayor Corey Woods gave Tempe’s annual State of the City address Friday. He highlighted the recent launch of a park rangers program and the upcoming launch of a Real Time Operations Center, which will use GPS data and other technology to improve the city’s response to emergencies.

The Pima County Board of Supervisors has approved a plan to adopt a set of policies to reduce generational poverty.

Last year, the Arizona Department of Housing estimated the state needed 270,000 units to meet demand. But projects that would provide housing, and affordable housing, often run into opposition. Dierdre Pfeiffer joined The Show to explain how residents and developers can work through some of that.

A new report from the real estate analysis firm Construction Coverage finds Arizona is now the 10th most expensive state for renters.

Earlier this month, the City of Phoenix cleared the last blocks of what used to be its largest homeless encampment near downtown, known as the ‘Zone.’

At its Nov. 15 meeting, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with the town of Gilbert to provide more than $1.5 million to enhance homeownership opportunities using a community land trust.

As Arizonans look for ways to conserve water, they may be tempted to rip out their lawns and replace them with artificial turf. But fake grass has a lot of drawbacks.

While Phoenix met a court-ordered deadline to address homelessness in one neighborhood, many indicators suggest the crisis is only getting worse across the region. For every 10 homeless people in Maricopa County getting into housing, 19 people are now becoming homeless.
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Homes in Tucson and around the U.S. that predate mandates in the 1970s could still have lead contamination. A 2021 report from the state health department identified more than two dozen Tucson ZIP codes as being high risk for lead poisoning.