Phoenix's Deadly Homeless Problem

The recent heat wave, couple with dwindling housing for the homeless, has made this summer one of the deadliest on record.

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July 26, 2005, 2:00 PM PDT

By Brenda Meyer

"Flophouses and cheap hotels have been replaced by gleaming office towers and ballparks. Residential prices have risen so fast that teachers and firefighters cannot afford to live in the city anymore, let alone janitors or those on disability. Some commute from distant suburbs; others wander the streets...

That may account for why so many people have died this week, compared with prior years when temperatures sometimes reached 120 but a small number of homeless victims was reported."

Thanks to Brenda Meyer

FULL STORY: Housing Boom Has Left Them Out in the Heat

Monday, July 25, 2005 in The Los Angeles Times

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