Mayor Wheeler addresses the revolving door of homeless camps in Portland

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29 күн бұрын

One of the biggest neighborhood complaints about homeless camps is that they're moved out, but then within weeks they return.
Now, Mayor Ted Wheeler is responding.
Nearly two months ago, KATU told you about a woman who was living in a tent at Southeast 121st and Division.
Now, after living for a few weeks at 124th and Division, the city tagged her entire encampment and she had to move -- again.
It has become a way of life for so many in Portland's homeless community. They get kicked out and often move right back to where they came from.
The woman in this story was headed right back to where she started -- Southeast 121st and Division.
“I'm gonna drop my stuff off over there and then just park it, cuz right now it's really hot. But I have to do this, so I don't have a choice,” she said.
And that is exactly what frustrates neighbors. The homeless camps are moved out, only to return within days, or even hours.
One neighbor, who requested anonymity, is fed up.
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@WolfsburgWarehouse 27 күн бұрын

It's a story about, "Rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic," which is often used to describe a futile action in the face of impending catastrophe.

@terenceflanagan1225 27 күн бұрын

One you made here by dumb voting , apathy and endless predatory non profits

@DrthGrth 27 күн бұрын

Exactly. Sweeping the camps is just for show. It changes nothing. What a waste of time and effort.

@terenceflanagan1225 26 күн бұрын

Self induced catastrophe

@bluechex7881 26 күн бұрын

Open borders means we have 18 Taco family members living in a house while collecting welfare. A $3000 mortgage is no problem.

@wethepeople9412 27 күн бұрын

Leaderships incompetence across the country in addressing the problem has created an absolute hatered for the homeless. There needs to be equal enforcement of the law for everyone--not just the working class.

@forgottenman8629 21 күн бұрын

you're right, in many ways it is 'not' wholly the bums themselves, but their leftist democrat 'enablers'...

@wonder7798 25 күн бұрын

I go out every week 3x a week, I don't get paid to help our unsheltered transition off the street. I don't have funding, I use the same pathway that shifted my daughter and I out of homelessness. 14 unsheltered in 32 days now safe, secure, and getting the support they needed. I tried to find a fiscal sponsor, I tried to find an organization to assist me in covering the cost of registering as a nonprofit, but no one is listening. So if anyone has any leads to funding, I can keep going out and helping.

@Scorch1028 26 күн бұрын

These homeless encampments are too big. There are also no real penalties for these individuals. Why shouldn’t they return to areas they were kicked out of, if they cannot and will not face any consequences?

@cvrart 27 күн бұрын

Plenty of empty commercial real estate. Create indoor shelter for tents and provide onsite security and supervision to manage the sites. Don't waste money and time trying to bring online more traditional shelters or "affordable housing" - it takes too long, and it's not really "affordable" to taxpayers, especially considering how many people are currently living on the streets.

@mactastic144 26 күн бұрын

They're not going to do it.

@forestdweller512 26 күн бұрын

Its a business. Homeless and drug crisis is all by design.

@terenceflanagan1225 27 күн бұрын

Seems like some people like being outside without rules too ..its called choice and all choices have consequences

@journeybrook9357 27 күн бұрын

You always start hearing is the homeless thats all the problem. Bad actors and criminals should be legally removed court and jail. Being just homeless should not be a crime. Weird how not many notice the reason for more addicts or more homeless with jobs, or etc. Don't hear accountability of homeless money, dont see many affordable available no slum lord housing. Actually all I see is pamphlets, take your information and social # get credit to keep grants coming in . The regurgitating of grants is also a problem. The same dirty apartment offered over and over with a time limit then rent booms high or just the way section 8 has been working not working. Nothing new just increased. To expect people to give up everything that has lost so much over and over.... The city has had opportunities to help whats been created.

@terenceflanagan1225 27 күн бұрын

MAYOR WEASEL

@dearfinesoul 27 күн бұрын

Insanity- is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting a different result- this is Portland

@gerilanderos6283 26 күн бұрын

I was watching YT podcast Peter Santenello and he did ride along with a cop in Glendale,AZ and same thing there. We need to open up mental institutions again as this is not only throwing good money after bad it’s beyond insanity

@kathmanview 26 күн бұрын

its all about rent and drugs and disability and illness

@forgottenman8629 21 күн бұрын

it's all about 'enabling' folks by offering faux causes as their reason...

@larryj1048 27 күн бұрын

Where do they go, I mean, to the bathroom?

@terenceflanagan1225 26 күн бұрын

Your lawn

@kathmanview 26 күн бұрын

in bottles

@1signalstrength 26 күн бұрын

The reason the campers immediately return is the power of addiction. No housing or shelter will enable the drug addicts' lifestyle the way camps do. That's why addicts return to the camps even when offered free rent for a year.

@wonder7798 25 күн бұрын

They just move people to make it appear that they are doing something

@terenceflanagan1225 24 күн бұрын

Those people aren't helping themselves

@terenceflanagan1225 27 күн бұрын

I can tell you having looked into the abyss if you do not try and change your situation it will not change. If you cannot change and adapt....you will not change. Ergo you struggle to survive and limit your opportunity

@EnlistedBombin 27 күн бұрын

That I.D. Excuse is nonsense... there is a homeless ID project that orders and stores all you documents then gets you a I.D.

@OlsonCox-uu7ob 27 күн бұрын

Well wen they start charging homeless on public keand this ur people are poor

@terenceflanagan1225 26 күн бұрын

Oh PPS you cruel B you

@OlsonCox-uu7ob 27 күн бұрын

We're is homeless money long time they come out take them but then in sheskter

@johnellis3309 27 күн бұрын

Well if you're tired of this stuff... Get the price of rent down.. it's about twice as high as it should be..

@terenceflanagan1225 27 күн бұрын

True but drug use isn't correlated to high rent . Also available apartments aren't easy to find. You're right but its not the sole driver of the problem..drugs mostly are

@johnellis3309 27 күн бұрын

@@terenceflanagan1225 is the other way around.. I know it sounds strange but true.. there have always been drug addicts and alcoholics.. in the past they could always find somewhere to go.. today the rent so expensive they are trapped outside.. and what's outside.. other drug addicts and drug dealers.. if they were home they wouldn't be dealing with them on a continuous basis they would get high and go home.. sober up come back out the next day.. they wouldn't be in the Parks at the bus stops. Camped outside of schools.. and any place they can find the setup

@michael-kc7el 27 күн бұрын

My husband doesn’t have I.D. Is complete horse shit. This is what happens when you legalize possession and use of illicit drugs and at the same time cater to the homeless Junkies.

@JesseePDX 27 күн бұрын

its a freee market the minute you control rent your a communist...

@mike-xn1qj 27 күн бұрын

@@johnellis3309 Those camping on sidewalks won't even pay for a campsite at KOA because a free spot allows them to buy more dope. There is plenty of cheap rent outside of the downtown area, but it is far more difficult to buy fentanyl there or to go on nightly "treasure hunts". One cannot move to Manhattan to then complain about the cost of rent. They knew there was a lack of "affordable housing" but the "we won't arrest you no matter what you do" lure was greater. THEY CHOSE.