TEMPE — On Sunday, Tempe Police cited Ron Tapscott, the organizer of an outreach group called “New Meal Deal”, for holding an event at Mouer Park without a permit.
The group, which feeds 50 to 90 people experiencing homelessness each week, was warned they would be cited if they continued holding this weekly event but had no plans of canceling.
“There are people out here that are desperate,” Tapscott said. “If the city is not willing to help them, we are.”…