City of Tempe buys old Food City building for mixed use living space 

Then why don't you move instead of complaining

They keep turning south Scottsdale North Tempe into a ghetto zones.👎

I agree They are taking advantage of us

I’ve been living In Peoria Since March maybe April of 2020 Rent for a 1 bedroom or even a studio was around 1000$ Get luck my maybe 900$ now it’s like 1200-1400 for a 1 bedroom. For the same 3 apartment complex I’ve looked at. I’m single Live with aunts & uncles. Arizona is cool. But I’m thinking g of moving back to my small Illinois town when I’m done with the electrician program

Kate and other low level politicians are making Phoenix into a pedo paradise.

You are wrong. Most poor people residing in Arizona don't show the luxury items you just mentioned. People working for minimum wages even having TWO jobs cannot afford to pay the high cost of rent plus the inflation rate for gas and food prices. Senior citizens and disabled people receiving a fixed income are also suffering from the high cost of living. Affordable and subsidized housing is needed for low-income earners. Who in hell can afford to pay $1300 a month for a one-bedroom apt. these days?

@@susanabrown510 The huge increases in home prices, etc. began when so many people fled CA, some other cities and states and came to AZ. Not only have the prices of homes increased but so have rents and now just about everything else. So, why was there a push for people to come to AZ? Especially now that we are seeing a huge influx of renters to the Phoenix area. What brought them from one renting situation to another? Government? Was this part of the plan to bring the inner city to the suburbs that this administration said it would push? Well, thank your politicians. I've worked in these environments and I wasn't referring to the elderly that are on social security and fixed incomes. I'm talking about younger people that are actually capable of working..... but they don't. I'm also not talking about drug addicts that would sell their soul to get high. They are not going to have new phones, expensive sneakers, etc. because they are only concerned with getting high. They usually sell anything of value that they have. Walk around some of the areas in which a lot of people are on benefits. Check out the clothing, phones, cars, sneakers, etc.. I worked among it and saw it firsthand. Again, I am not referring to drug addicts or elderly people that are unfortunately stuck in a bad situation. Who encouraged so many people to come to AZ? Why have homeless encampments grown so large and so fast? Who encouraged people already on public assistance to come to AZ and who paid for their moves? It is not everyone, but it is more people than you may think. AZ may not be as bad as NY, LA and some other cities when it comes to this stuff but it still is happening and it is getting worse. Blame whoever decided to grant builders so many permits, even though there isn't enough water as it is in AZ. Blame the politicians that want more population so they have more seats and influence. Blame the county officials that only saw more tax revenue to spend. Blame the supervisors that control the programs that are not encouraging abled body people to work. Because of that, taxes have to be raised and those tax increases are passed on to homeowners who then pass it along to the renters. Of course, there is good old fashioned greed that people are able to get away with because there are too many people moving to AZ in the first place. If there weren't too many people, they wouldn't be able to charge so much rent to begin with.

@@notsosilentmajority1 Pay attention. The high cost of rent is a problem NATIONWIDE! ..not only in Arizona. Additionally, Arizona like Nevada does not pay good wages. Fast-food workers don't get 40 hours a week and are without benefits. Teachers are the lowest paid in the nation. I repeat even having two jobs not many people can afford to pay $1300 a month for a one-bedroom apartment.

@@susanabrown510 I mentioned AZ because your initial post stated "Most poor people residing in Arizona don't show the luxury items you just mentioned." I'm not disagreeing with you about the high costs but now you are talking about nationwide. It is a problem but a lot of it has to do with the issues I mentioned in the last post. I don't understand why people are moving to a place they can't afford.?.? The people that were in AZ prior to all of this are victims of circumstance and they deserve something if they are legitimately unable to work or if they are elderly and on social security, etc.. The problem is that far too many people that should be working are taking money that could go to help these people. Also, our government is housing illegal immigrants in hotels and motels at taxpayer expense in Phoenix. That is ridiculous and those are resources that could go to citizens and people that were here prior to these insane increases.

Plus teaching people even the cops and fireman to not have a bunch of children.

But let face it, no SINGLE person can afford such high rent of $1300 a month plus gas and groceries high prices.