"We Do Not Consent": Sweep at Thousand Acres Removes Longtime Unhoused Community

"We Do Not Consent": Sweep at Thousand Acres Removes Longtime Unhoused Community

State contractors used pepper spray on people while removing an encampment along the Sandy River delta. The situation highlights pitfalls in Oregon's approach to chronic homelessness. by Kevin Foster In the delta where the Sandy River meets the Columbia, Jerri Boon lives tucked away in the cottonwood trees. She’s part of a community of more than 30 unhoused people who’ve called the Sandy River delta home for years, but this week, the encampment …