PHOENIX – Brandy Baker watched the familiar tableau as homeless people like herself lined up outside the Phoenix Key Campus downtown.
A group huddled around a speaker as rap music blared. People walking down the sidewalk stepped over others using the cracked pavement as a bed.
Baker has been living on the corner outside the campus for two weeks. A pile of worn blankets and pillows creates shade for her service dog, Gemma, who jumps up to guard her from anyone who approaches…