Austin Davis runs Hugs for AZ, a charity that distributes free food to the homeless at a park on Sundays. ... How a Tempe man’s mission to feed the homeless landed him in court.

A lawsuit claims Tempe's requirements violate organizers' First and 14th Amendment rights, which protect freedom of speech ...

Austin Davis accepted the deal after more than nine months of conflict. ... Things got worse in 2022, she said, when Tempe cleared the homeless encampment in the Salt River bed by Tempe Town Lake.

In a battle of wills between homeless advocates Austin Davis and Ron Tapscott, Tempe isn't bending on its rules for special events permits.

He believed he had circumvented the special events permit issue that homeless advocate, Austin Davis, had been up against by operating the gathering as a private club. ... Tempe vs. Austin Davis.

The Tempe City Council has passed an ordinance that would require events with 30 or more people to have a permit and pay a ...

Opponents of Tempe's proposed changes for permits point to the city's crackdown on volunteers who feed homeless people in the ...

New Tempe event permitting rules were approved unanimously despite objections from advocates for people experiencing ...

TEMPE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — Austin Davis, the founder of the nonprofit AZ Hugs that helps people experiencing homelessness, is due in court in February after defying the city of Tempe.

Tempe denies permit for homeless nonprofit picnic. ... "It's a community safe space, resource exchange," said Austin Davis. "We serve three to five courses of food and just come together, ...

It was a Friday afternoon, July 26, and Austin Davis was leaving his Scottsdale apartment to get ice and water for a homeless outreach at a Tempe park, operated by the nonprofit AZ Hugs he founded.

Tempe police in December began filing a citation every week against Austin Davis, director of AZHugs, a Tempe nonprofit that provides food, aid and an opportunity to socialize to the homeless ...