What Happened to the Panhandlers in Phoenix? (buying, landlord)

[Potential_Landlord]

I see a lot less panhandlers on streets, intersections and on-ramps. First I thought it was the summer heat that maybe drove them to milder climates like on the West Coast. But even now that temperatures are ambient I have not seen an uptick in North Phoenix along the usual places. Also I see a lot less trash that they would typically leave behind along the paths I ride my bicycle on. I wonder what happened? Did they permanently relocate to Southern California? - When we went to Disneyland in the fall I took a ride there and within I would say 5 miles of Disneyland in Anaheim there was a park where there must have been thousands homeless camped out. I had never seen anything like this before.
Edit: this article also includes one example (ok, only one!): "Victor Gutierrez, who roamed Arizona for 12 years, is now transitioning [in Anaheim] from the streets to sleeping in an old car."

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...715-story.html

[glenlhein]

There's the usual number of panhandlers in the west valley, around Dysart & I-10.

[exit2lef]

Interesting. I've heard people complaining that there are more than ever downtown. Personally, I haven't noticed much change from other years.

FWIW, here's an interesting article on the practice in some cities of buying the homeless bus tickets to somewhere else. Phoenix shows up in some of the graphics as one of the destinations that the homeless choose when bussed out of other cities:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-country-study

[Colt AZ]

Panhandlers we will always have with us.

[Coop01]

Originally Posted by Potential_Landlord

I see a lot less panhandlers on streets, intersections and on-ramps. First I thought it was the summer heat that maybe drove them to milder climates like on the West Coast. But even now that temperatures are ambient I have not seen an uptick in North Phoenix along the usual places. Also I see a lot less trash that they would typically leave behind along the paths I ride my bicycle on. I wonder what happened? Did they permanently relocate to Southern California? - When we went to Disneyland in the fall I took a ride there and within I would say 5 miles of Disneyland in Anaheim there was a park where there must have been thousands homeless camped out. I had never seen anything like this before........

Sorry to see them go. Oh well......I guess Arizona's loss is California's gain. <sniff sniff>

[Potential_Landlord]

Is the experience in other city areas really that different? I see none on the intersections / on ramps where there were multiple panhandlers on each place last year. I got some to push the light signals for me ;-)

[ajonesaz]

Originally Posted by exit2lef

Interesting. I've heard people complaining that there are more than ever downtown. Personally, I haven't noticed much change from other years.

FWIW, here's an interesting article on the practice in some cities of buying the homeless bus tickets to somewhere else. Phoenix shows up in some of the graphics as one of the destinations that the homeless choose when bussed out of other cities:

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...-country-study

Because it is colder and they are probably sleeping at the shelters downtown.

[curiousgeorge5]

One of them got nasty with me. I came close to hitting this nasty one.

[Bondurant]

Still see them around the usual haunts with the exception of 7th Ave & I-10. Noticeably absent from there as of late.

[Potential_Landlord]

Originally Posted by curiousgeorge5

One of them got nasty with me. I came close to hitting this nasty one.

Some places I have to take the sidewalk with my bicycle because the roads are too dangerous. When they were sitting at the intersections I would always ask them to push the button to get green. Two guys did it as soon as they saw me approach, so we had friendly relations. The trash along the way, however...