@ISIDEWITHQuestionsHousing IssuesStarted 3yrs agoActive 7 days 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 822 Social Liberalism voters.

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Yes
48%
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33%
Yes
48%
No
19%
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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 @9ZPGZB7answered…7 days7D

If the provided shelter or housing is suitable for habitation then no and make it a criminal offence

 @9ZGXSK2answered…2wks2W

If they have refused to take good quality available housing then as long as they don't disturb the public, it should be fine.

 @9QSPLZDfrom Texas  answered…5mos5MO

If the shelter or housing is too dangerous, then they should be allowed to encamp on public property but if the shelter or housing is safe, then they should not be allowed to encamp of public property.

 @9PS88M3answered…5mos5MO

They can be allowed to sleep, strictly responsible for their own safety and security but should not be allowed to encamp.

 @9MCYFY2answered…7mos7MO

They should be given housing facilities in cleaner environment with public facilities in reachable distance

 @9LP7SQ4 answered…7mos7MO

I am some what against it but government should encourage people to take shelter by providing them with more benefits

 @9K2JFLYanswered…9mos9MO

No, Instead I would prefer having them ensured of alternative accommodation, free food, clothing and health service by the government.

 @9HWKFCRanswered…11mos11MO

If they have refused the local available shelters for valid reasons such as inadequate resources in those shelters then the government should focusing on immproving those shelters first

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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.