@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHousing IssuesStarted 3yrs agoActive 2mos ago

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

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24%
Yes
64%
No
10%
Yes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
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No, and make it a criminal offense

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 @9VGT3XFanswered…2mos2MO

well first of all people are supposed to have housing if they don't then we have failed as a society if we cannot provide housing the the next man or woman then what in the hell are we all doing get them a house people need to stop owning more then one house when they only need one!

 @9FGWF67answered…1yr1Y

Homelessness should be eradicated through the means of a standardized base wage for all. Nobody asked to or consented to be born and to be punished for this happenstance is nonsensical, as is believing that a person with low or no monetary has no value as a whole. A base wage would have the added effect of letting the populace truly vote with their money, as they could now afford the choice of leaving a workplace that does not value its workforce or provide a good enough service to society. Let's see what the free market has to say then.

 @9DLDGZKanswered…1yr1Y

This is a very tricky question to answer

 @955ZFWNanswered…2yrs2Y

if thats their choice.

 @94SYSB8answered…2yrs2Y

If they refuse we should find out why and work towards making the shelters better and help them give jobs to help them get out of their situation.

 @94NFX3Yanswered…2yrs2Y

Should not be allowed to camp in public area. Should not be criminalized or imprisoned ifthey should justify why they refused shelter.

 @94K245Banswered…2yrs2Y

Yes but provide aid and opportunities like public job to give them the chance to move off the streets

 @94J89B5answered…2yrs2Y

Yes but not forever

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2mos2MO

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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