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Portland's city council voted Wednesday to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as it, like other places in the U.S., struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis. The 3-1 vote changes city code to say that people may camp in nonrestricted areas from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., but after that they must dismantle the site until the permitted overnight hours begin again.

Mayor Ted Wheeler had second thoughts about his own budget proposal. City unions say his last-minute changes will lead to layoffs.

Portland City Council agreed to extend the city’s contract with Multnomah County for the Joint Office of Homeless Services on May 31, but not without contention.

Portland City Council members will decide Wednesday if they will adopt a broad ban on outdoor camping on public property across the city. The policy, updated to meet the terms of a 2021 state law, appears to reverse the city’s prior stance against criminalizing homelessness.

Amid recent efforts to more aggressively stifle street camping in Portland and put a visible dent in the region’s homeless crisis, city leaders are scrutinizing their primary government partner. The Portland City Council lambasted Multnomah County’s Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS) Wednesday, May 24, calling for a six-month evaluation of the city’s partnership agreement with JOHS. The council tentatively approved a contract amendment that will either extend the city’s partnership with JOHS in 2024,...