Phoenix residents overwhelmingly opposed the city’s new restrictions on providing food and medical care to homeless people in public parks, according to a survey that was not released before the ordinance passed. Nearly 23,000 people participated, and about 60% strongly opposed the proposal. Despite those results, the Phoenix City Council approved the new rules in May. The ordinance regulates organized food distribution and medical-aid events in city parks. Phoenix officials say it is meant to manage competing uses of public spaces, while critics argue it makes helping unhoused residents more difficult. Two nonprofits later sued the city, and one group has received temporary court approval to continue operating while the case moves forward. Should Phoenix reconsider the ordinance after seeing the survey results? Send us your stories to be featured on the page. #Phoenix #Arizona #Homelessness #PhoenixNews #CommunityNews