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Wapato Beats Shanty Towns
This winter is has been cold, wet and cruel for those forced to live on the streets. One of Portland’s responses has been to authorize the creation of ad-hoc shanty towns. Unregulated homeless camps are growing all over Portland – most recently at North Greeley called Hazelnut Grove. City Commissioner Amanda Fritz recently told KGW “Every neighborhood in Portland will be…
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Behavior is Key
Northwest Examiner Letter to the Editor December 2015 pdf We’re delighted that one respondent plans to open her home to an unfortunate “druggie-type.” However, to the rest of questions, we offer this response. November 2015 pdf The “rubric” we are using is the survey of over 150 NPB visitors this summer conducted by police department community service…
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PDX Newest Homeless Camp “Bursting at the Seams”
Commissioner Amanda Fritz has already stated “Every neighborhood in Portland will be asked to find a spot to put a homeless camp.” She has yet to explain where the city plans on locating these camps, and has not expressed any concerns on impact camps will have on surrounding neighborhoods. Fritz’s and city council’s willingness to support these improvised camps ignores the…