Portland City Council Narrowly Rejects Proposal to Cut Millions for Homeless Camp Removals

Portland City Council narrowly rejects proposal to cut millions for homeless camp removals

The defeat capped a turbulent several days of City Hall politicking that reverberated across Portland and rekindled the debate over campsite removals, which critics — including some homeless advocates — say are cruel, costly and ineffective.

Portland city councilors reject plan to cut millions from homeless camp removal program

Portland city councilors rejected a plan Wednesday to cut millions from the city program that removes homeless camps, after a lengthy and contentious council meeting.

Portland Budget Tweak Causes Heated Discussion on Homelessness

A failed amendment to put homeless sweeps funding toward rent aid brought fiery testimony from Portlanders. Mayor Wilson’s office lit the match. by Jeremiah Hayden City Council found themselves in a tense standoff with Mayor Keith Wilson and angry Portland residents over a councilor’s failed plan to reallocate a portion of city dollars that have been used to sweep homeless encampments. At times, those defending Wilson’s plan sat side-by-side wit…

Portland City Council rejects ‘sweeping’ cuts to homeless cleanup program

Portland City Council debates cutting homeless camp sweep funding

Portland City Council spent all Wednesday afternoon and evening discussing a proposal to cut funding from a program that clears homeless camps from public spaces.

To serve more homeless

It was quite poetic that Former Commander Harold Sams of VFW Post 912 led the pledge on Veterans Day before the Bay Area Homeless Services board broke ground on their new facility.