Spencer Self News Today

Thousands of basketball fans have descended on Glendale for the men’s Final Four, providing the latest opportunity for residents to operate their homes as short-term rentals. Last year, the city passed a new rule requiring permits for these rentals. That won’t be an enforcement priority this weekend. Rather, the focus will be on tackling nuisance parties and unlawful

Last year, 178 people experiencing homelessness died of heat-associated causes.

Phoenix may start requiring owners of vacant properties to register with the city. A key goal is to protect neighborhoods and ensure properties are being maintained.Neighborhood services director Spencer Self said, “Because of the investment values we do have speculators and other out-of-state investors who sit on properties and invest the bare minimum and in some cases not