North Park Blocks PDX

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  • SF News Media Team Up to Fight Homelessness

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    Embarrassing politicians into action seems like a great idea to us! Last summer it took our “park porn” photos to get the Mayor Hales and city council to even notice the situation in the North Park Blocks. Now it seems that SF media is making a coordinated effort “to  create a ‘wave’ of coverage that will…

  • Portland Tribune: Police Passive with Homeless Population

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    Reposted from: Police Passive with Homeless Population Portland Tribune October 2015 Written by Peter Korn Hayley Purdy can’t figure out why police officers bike, drive and walk by the social chaos she lives with on the North Park Blocks and do virtually nothing. Throughout the summer Purdy and her neighbors documented the increasing disorder in their…

  • Old Town Chinatown Advocates Speak Out

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    Two brief public comments – Portland City Council – Oct 7, 2015 Click images to play video segments.  Charles Mattouk – Owner of Charlie’s Deli 22NW 4th St. … Because of sidewalk campers, there’s no access or egress to parking spots or bicycle spots. Personal property completely fills the sidewalks and forces people to walk in…

  • KGW Feature: Cleaning Up the North Park Blocks

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    PORTLAND, Ore. — People who live and work near Portland’s North Park Blocks, north of Burnside Street, are relieved that a massive homeless problem has dwindled. Link to KGW story Over the summer, men and women took over the park and created multiple problems. Michelle Cardinal watched it develop from her window at work. Cardinal is the…

  • Summer of ‘Lawlessness’ Gets Portland’s Attention

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    From The Oregonian Sept 15, 2015 Cardinal said she’s happy that Hales and City Hall are paying attention and that more officers are patrolling. Fewer people linger in the park all day, she said. But she expects the situation outside her window is “here to stay.” She’s told Hales as much. “I said, ‘Mayor, the…