A look inside Tucson's encampment reporting tool
Watch now: Tucson is responding to homeless encampments the community reports based on the level of danger they pose to the community. Video by Nicole Ludden/Arizona Daily Star.
Nicole Ludden
Local government reporter
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Solutions evasive as Tucson grapples with homeless campsFor Star subscribers: About six months after Tucson launched its encampment reporting tool, outreach is up. But most of the unsheltered population still has nowhere to go.Â
For Star subscribers: Amid housing shortage, a Tucson motel will be used as an emergency shelter until construction begins to convert rooms into studios and new apartments are built.
For Star subscribers: Tucson's new system for evaluating and cleaning out homeless camps struck a friction point that has candidates for mayor questioning if it's the right approach.
