Residents hold up signs at a meeting about the City of Tucson’s STAR Village safe sleeping site on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.
The City of Tucson is taking heat from midtown residents who do not want the first city-sanctioned homeless camp in their neighborhood, at the same time homeless service providers say there is an urgent need for immediate shelter for the most vulnerable people on the streets.
Residents brought signs and frequently cheered, booed, and yelled at a heated public meeting in Ward 3 Wednesday night at the Donna Liggins Recreation Center…