@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHousing IssuesStarted 3yrs agoActive 1 day ago

Should homeless individuals, that have refused available shelter or housing, be allowed to sleep or encamp on public property?

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42%
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39%
Yes
41%
No
19%
Yes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
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No, and make it a criminal offense

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 @932FW2Manswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, and we should look at why they have refused available shelter i.e. maybe they have had bad experiences before

 @B2CYQ94answered…1wk1W

Yes as long as there is no permanent abode (tents) and does not impede the use of the area for others

 @B2C8YC4answered…1wk1W

Yes, because sometimes homeless individuals, may find the available shelter or housing, unsuitable for their needs

 @B27XB5T answered…3wks3W

Begging should be made criminal. But not sleeping in public spaces. A lot of us don’t like to be taken advantage of by services.

 @B275ZKRanswered…3wks3W

Yes, provided that the refusal of accommodation or services is due to another risk imposed upon them by said services. The accommodation and services must be safe.

 @9ZQ5MDKanswered…2mos2MO

If they don't want to stay in a shelter, then why are they on the streets, it looks like an eyesore, all the rubish and

 @9XV95S3answered…3mos3MO

yes but they should be encouraged and assisted in finding permanent residence and forms of income off the streets.

 @9WK5783answered…3mos3MO

I feel like it should have a limit on which public property like for examples they could only camp or sleep at parks or caravan parks but not schools and librarys and governmental buildings for education or buisness and etc because it can ruin the building potentially and also ruin how schools would be viewed.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3mos3MO

Drug Crisis Prompts Portland to Reboot City Government

In a sign of either hope or desperation, Portland voters decided to throw out their entire government structure and replace it with a weaker mayor, expanded City Council and ranked choice voting.A major driving factor was the passage of “Measure 110” decriminalizing all drugs in 2020, which was backed by 74 percent of Multnomah County’s residents. Voters couldn’t — or at least didn’t — anticipate how this policy change would reshape a city already strapped for money, dealing with a public health crisis and confronting rising rates of homelessness and fentanyl abuse.Drug use shot up, homelessness worsened and taxpayers fled.“Political rhetoric in 2020-2021 in the City of Portland was incredibly ideologically driven,” Gonzalez said, explaining that there was a “default conversation” on topics like homelessness or police reform that shut down an exchange of ideas.The City Council race, meanwhile, is mayhem. Portland is switching from four at-large seats to twelve seats representing four districts. The dozens of candidates include Black Lives Matter leaders, nonprofit advocates, business owners and police officers.There are 19 people running for mayor and 98 people seeking seats on the City Council. They’re nearly all campaigning on left-of-center platforms — this is Portland.Pandemic closures, protests, elevated crime rates and rising homelessness buffeted many liberal cities in recent years, including San Francisco and Minneapolis. But policy choices made by the city and state aggravated their impact in Portland.The ramifications are measurable: Nearly 12,000 people moved out of Multnomah County between 2020 and 2023, per data from Portland State University. The exodus between 2020 and 2021 alone took nearly $1.1 billion in taxable income out of the city, according to data analyzed by the Economic Innovation Group. Portland’s once bustling downtown is nearly empty, and a negative national reputation clouds its economic future.Drug decriminalization and the city’s open camping rules compounded the feeling of insecurity. Homeless encampments spread through empty public spaces and filled sidewalks during the lockdown, and some became epicenters for the fentanyl trade. Even Portlanders who voted for decriminalization and believe in a compassionate approach to homelessness didn’t feel as safe in their own neighborhoods.

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