@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHousing IssuesStarted 3yrs agoActive 2wks ago

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

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Response rates from 388 Hamburg voters.

60%
Yes
40%
No
48%
Yes
38%
No
12%
Yes, and create more social programs to provide free food, clothing, and medicine
2%
No, and make it a criminal offense

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 @9ZB7HGHanswered…2wks2W

more safe shelters with sanitary options that are for women and also providing food, clothing and medicine to all homeless

 @9Y3MZTWanswered…3wks3W

No, and create more social programs to provide mental and physical health care for homeless individuals

 @9QYPRL9from 9  answered…4mos4MO

Government should build shelters and "homes" for homeless people so they dont threaten the non-homeless people.

 @9JVS2RTfrom North Carolina  answered…9mos9MO

No, government should intervene. I would associate refusal with mental illness or drug issues. Provide social programs to help them into housing and recovery.

 @9JB8X9Qanswered…10mos10MO

No, because it's the state's job to provide houses to anyone instead of it being a profit-generating "activity".

 @9HRSGJL answered…11mos11MO

No, if they refuse assistance, it should be mandatory to have them go a psychiatric evaluation and treat them accordingly.

 @9HQLB3Vanswered…11mos11MO

Yes, out of the principal of freedom but it should be tken care of if it happens to become a problem

 @9GKZ3PJanswered…1yr1Y

No, there must then be either more places for them or finding out why they are on the streets and help them find jobs.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…1mo1MO

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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