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HomeBase opening brings Hobbs to Surprise

Governor makes 1st official stop in city for homelessness shelter

Events are clearly big when it brings the governor to town.

Such was the case Feb. 2 when new Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs made her first official Surprise visit to help open a new housing shelter for young homeless adults.

“I’m the first governor to be a social worker,” Hobbs told a packed crowd who came for the opening of HomeBase Surprise, 12215 W. Bell Road.

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