SOREL is staying put.
Three months after Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle threatened to pull the subsidiary brandâs headquarters from downtownâciting safety concerns tied to homelessnessâthe company now says it wonât move.
âThe response from the community has reassured us that together, we can find a solution to the challenges that face businesses and individuals downtown,â Columbia said in a statement.
Boyleâs threat prompted Mayor Ted Wheeler to outlaw sitting during the day in front of Columbiaâs flagship store in Downtown Portland. DIRK VANDERHART
THE CITY OF PORTLANDâs cleanup crews might soon start snatching tents from state-owned land.
A bill that passed the state Senate and House of Representatives with virtually no opposition would grant the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) permission to pay city contractors to clear camps that spring up along interstatesâand any other ODOT-controlled property within city limits.
The agreement would allow ODOT to duck requirements of two court settlements it reached with homeless campers, allowing cleanup crews to swoop in after 48 hoursâ notice as opposed to 10 days in some instances. DVH
