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Lack of affordable housing is a big issue Valley wide

Tony Johnson may not have a roof over his head or a door to close at night, but he won’t have you calling him homeless.

The 64-year-old has been out on the street for the last few months, but he stays around the Scottsdale neighborhood around McDowell and Hayden roads where he’s lived for the past 30 years.

He knows the people around here. Neighborhood residents help feed him, and a 24-hour restaurant as well as a local grocery store let him sleep inside sometimes.

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