Portland’s camping ban is legal, but no one really likes it.
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“We Must Do Better Than That”
Portland’s Camping Ban Is Legal, But No One Really Likes It
Homeless
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The Best of Charlie Hales’ Voicemails
Portland’s Mayor Apparently Gave You All Plenty to Complain About This Year
Portland’s mayor apparently gave you all plenty to complain about this year.
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You Can Be Arrested for Spitting
And Face Multiple Charges for It, Too. One Woman Just Did.
And face multiple charges for it, too. One woman just did.
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Off the Springwater
We Checked out One of Portland’s Campsite Cleanups
We checked out one of the city’s increasing campsite cleanups.
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Going It Alone
City Bureaus Aren’t Using New “Cleanup Contractors”
City bureaus aren’t using new “cleanup contractors.”
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
“Make yourselves known, so we know whom to guillotine first.”
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Bending the Law
How Cops Turned a New Street Enforcement Rule into Sit-Lie 2.0
How cops turned a new street enforcement rule into “Sit-Lie 2.0.”
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Empty Seats
County Frets over No-Shows at Special Court for the Homeless
The county’s prized court for the homeless is struggling to attract defendants.
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Again with the Fences
More Homeless Sweep Fallout: Closed Park
More fallout from Mayor Charlie Hales’ homeless sweep: Chapman Square is closed.
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They Keep Dying Out There
New Report Charting Deaths Among Homeless Reveals Depressing Stats
The second annual death count for Portland’s homeless shows an increase.