Stories tagged: "Maricopa County"
The county’s usual “failure to appear” rate for tenants in eviction cases is around 36%. However, the average for this year is only about 25%. When the pandemic began early this year, Maricopa County and other court systems moved to remote procedures to keep everyone safe. For eviction hearings, tenants, landlords, attorneys, and justices of...
Experts say Maricopa County could be headed for a “hospital crisis” at this rate.
Even with pandemic-era protections to help renters facing eviction, hundreds of eviction notices are served to Arizona tenants every week.
Under Adrian Fontes, Maricopa County elections transformed from problem-plagued debacles to successful even during a global pandemic.
Maricopa County not only shifted blue in the 2020 presidential and Senate elections, but it is also edged toward a more diverse leadership.
Local activists say the differences in handling of racial justice activists and far-right protesters highlight disparities embedded in the system.
Criminal justice reform under Gunnigle includes an end to the cash bail system and ending the practice of prosecuting for low-level marijuana offenses.
