Back in 2016 amidst a surge in crime/lawlessness and homeless, both Salt Lake City and Utah state leaders devised a plan called Operation Rio Grande. State leaders on the “homeless task force” including Representative Greg Huges and then Lieutenant Governor Spencer Cox along with former Mayor Jackie Biskupski all decided to close the Road Home, (1,000-bed homeless shelter) and … [Read more...]
Rampant Crime is Forcing Residents to Leave Ballpark Neighborhood in Salt Lake City
Amy J. Hawkins moved to the Ballpark Neighborhood in Salt Lake City back in 2013, when she relocated from Washington D.C. to Salt Lake City to teach medical school students at the University of Utah. Like many transplants, the urban lifestyle of living near a ballpark and near a Trax station appealed to Hawkins. "I was afraid of the snow, so the idea of riding a train to … [Read more...]