In a shift in policy regarding homeless encampments in Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler on Thursday proposed new regulations that would repeal the city’s ban on “homeless daytime encampments,” according to local reports.
Wheeler’s proposal would reduce “criminal sanctions” against the camp. According to KOIN6.
“The City Attorney’s Office believes these new proposed regulations will survive legal challenges and provide the city with the means to change the status quo in Portland,” City Attorney Robert Taylor said in a press statement.
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In a shift in Portland’s homeless encampment policy, Mayor Ted Wheeler on Thursday proposed new regulations that would repeal the city’s ban on “homeless daytime encampments,” according to local reports. (Getty Images)
suggestion “A person who has access to reasonable alternative shelter, has the means to obtain reasonable alternative shelter, or who is otherwise offered and denied reasonable alternative shelter, on public property or public It shall be illegal to camp in or on the right of way of the shelter. “
KOIN 6 reported, “Current policy prohibits camping near public parks and schools and prohibits camping on city streets and other public places during the day.”
The city of Portland is also in the midst of a debate over progressive drug decriminalization policies.
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oregon state legislator The governor’s declaration of a state of emergency over Portland’s fentanyl crisis resulted in a spike in overdose deaths, and he voted to recriminalize certain drugs, but his flagship liberal policy is almost finished. (Rebecca Smain/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
oregon state legislator The governor’s declaration of a state of emergency over Portland’s fentanyl crisis resulted in a spike in overdose deaths, and he voted to recriminalize certain drugs, but his flagship liberal policy is almost finished.
In 2020, Ballot Measure 110 passed, decriminalizing small amounts of all drugs and directing more of the state’s cannabis tax revenue to subsidize addiction services, with 58% of Oregonians voting approved the bill.
Since then, addiction death from overdose As fentanyl spread across the country, cases spiked not only in Oregon but nationwide.
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Mayor Wheeler’s office did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News Digital.
FOX News’ Michael Dorgan contributed to this report.
