TEMPE, AZ — The director of AZ Hugs, a Valley non-profit that feeds the unhoused and provides other social services, filed a joint lawsuit against the city of Tempe over an ordinance he claims targets marginalized groups.
“This ordinance is being used to limit access to, you know, these basic human necessities,” AZ Hugs Director Austin Davis told ABC15. “So first and foremost, the goal is, let’s get this law invalidated so that they can’t use it against other groups and this population again.”
The ordinance in dispute requires a special event or other permit when an event is held utilizing city property — a rule the city notes has been in place for decades…