@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHousing IssuesStarted 3yrs agoActive 4mos ago

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

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Yes
58%
No
26%
Yes
56%
No
16%
Yes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
1%
No, and make it a criminal offense

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 @945SPK8answered…3yrs3Y

No, and they should be helped by providing food, clothing and shelter (even though they do not want it)

 @95V3TKGanswered…2yrs2Y

Dipende in che proprietà pubbliche

 @95V2PBQanswered…2yrs2Y

Open church for homeless

 @94WPHXWanswered…2yrs2Y

dipende dalle motivazioni del rifiuto. bisognerebbe punire le persone che rifiutano il rifugio solo per sfida allo stato

 @94SZYH2answered…2yrs2Y

I don't think this can be generalised, each case it's specific

 @94R3P9Yanswered…2yrs2Y

Ognuno è libero di scegliere per se stesso, anche se credo che la maggior parte dei senza tetto non lo faccia per piacere.

 @94QZBT3answered…2yrs2Y

Capire le motivazioni per cui la persona senza fissa dimora ha rifiutato l alloggio

 @94NTLWJanswered…2yrs2Y

Si ma non in luoghi altamente affollati, nei centri e presso aree giochi/parchi

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…4mos4MO

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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