@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHousing IssuesStarted 3yrs agoActive 10mos ago

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

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Yes
53%
No
27%
Yes
51%
No
21%
Yes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
2%
No, and make it a criminal offense

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 @9KGV6YVfrom Ontario  answered…10mos10MO

Within reason. Homeless people can't be sleeping on public school grounds, but what do we mean by "public property" here? Do we mean a person who sleeps in a "state-owned" forest or a person who sleeps in a public park at night? There are some people who pose a threat neither to themselves nor others, but are simply unable and unwilling to live in a residence. You can call this mental illness or you can call it neurodiversity. There's a debate here.

 @9D2997Kfrom Michigan  answered…1yr1Y

Leave it up to the decision of those who own the public property

 @99K8TPHfrom New York  answered…2yrs2Y

I mean, they shouldn’t turn down a place to stay. But if they do then idk.

 @992SF92from California  answered…2yrs2Y

The homeless that have refused available shelter or housing should not be allowed to sleep and camp on public property and should be required to avail themselves of public services

 @988SKYLanswered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but the reason they refused should be considered and addressed.

 @96WWQVBanswered…2yrs2Y

There should be designs public spaces for them to sleep - shouldn’t be permitted to sleep anywhere

 @96PQ74Wanswered…2yrs2Y

There should be designated public spaces where this is allowed and and create more social programs to provide food, clothing snf medicine

 @96DZH98answered…2yrs2Y

improve availability of shelters and housing

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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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