How it works in Portland
"If you don't give out a free tent to every junkie who wants to live on the streets, we will come to your City Council meeting, disrupt your agenda, and curse and swear at you."
They'll probably be back tonight to break some windows and spray paint some inane crap on the walls.
And there will be no consequences. They're never even identified in the media. And God forbid there should ever be a mug shot any more. Lather, rinse, repeat. This is what the urban planners call "vibrancy."
Keep an eye as it looks that Potland is nearing the bottom of the barrel!
ReplyDeleteIt’s already there oozing out the rotten bottom!
DeletePeople, have you considered moving away from Portland?
ReplyDeleteFrequently. But, I keep hoping the common sense will prevail.
Delete...and The Oregonian will always offer these people the patina of legitimacy by making their viewpoints front and center news as if they are making some sort of brave stand. Just beneath it is the article with the headline "A Portland City Commissioner Banned Tent and Tarp Distribution. Then it Snowed 11 inches," intimating that the decision was one of untold cruelty. The O, with the exception of a few good reporters, seems hellbent on the perpetuating a vision that grants legitimacy to an unhinged minority that is holding the city hostage.
ReplyDeletePer KGW - Oregon lawmakers propose $1,000 monthly payments for qualifying homeless people The payments would go to qualifying low-income or homeless Oregonians. Enrollment would be capped once an initial $25 million in funding runs out.
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