A mass shelter site and the homeless camps that Portland can't touch | The Story | Sept. 1, 2023

Sept. 1 on The Story: In July, the city of Portland opened the first of its six planned large-scale sanctioned homeless camp sites, located in the Clinton Triangle off Southeast Powell. In order to get neighbors on board, the city pledged to keep other camps clear within 1,000 feet of the site. Yet camps and trash are building up nearby. The problem, as it turns out, is that they're located on private railroad company property - somewhere the city of Portland has no jurisdiction.
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[@Scorch1028]

It's too late for Portland officials to effectively clear out these homeless encampments. Once Portland decriminalized open-air drug use, it was inevitable that the city's homeless population would increase exponentially, and it has.

[@wonder7798]

They banned open air

[@First_Stop_the_Bleed]

When a politician is asked a "Yes" or "No" question, the answer shouldn't last 2 minutes.

[@jd1671]

Another city failure. What’s new? Sounds like a bunch of people saying, “not my problem.”

[@wonder7798]

Why not give them a job

[@dflowers1477]

Are mass shooters going to follow these laws? I guess the control will only work against those who respect the law (who are NOT a threat)