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The city has long grappled with street homelessness and a shortage of housing. Now fentanyl has turned a perennial problem into a deadly crisis and a challenge to the city’s progressive identity.
Under the ban, which takes force in early July, unhoused Portlanders will only be allowed to camp from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. in certain areas of the city and
Under the ban, which takes force in early July, unhoused Portlanders will only be allowed to camp from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. in certain areas of the city and
Public comment at city council meetings has recently centered on one topic: criminalizing Portland’s homeless population. One group that’s been especially vocal? The “Montavilla Initiative,” a conservative spinoff of the Montavilla Neighborhood Association. Montavilla Initiative members have vilified the police bureau for not responding to low-level crimes they say have been committed by homeless people in their steadily gentrifying East Portland neighborhood. The group also recently filmed individuals who were entering a syringe exchange site...
City Commissioners heard loud opposition and support Wednesday to a proposed city policy that would ban homeless camping across Portland. The seven hours of testimony, provided by more than 200 Portlanders, painted a clear picture of who stands to benefit from the plan—and who could be harmed by the ordinance as proposed. "I can tell you again and again, camping bans come up as something politicians brandish to placate some constituents while making life unbearable...