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June 9, 2023

Portland bans daytime camping

  • The ordinance also bans camping entirely near schools, parks and busy streets.

    • PORTLAND (AP) — Portland's city council voted Wednesday to pass an ordinance prohibiting camping during daytime hours in most public places as it, like other places in the U.S., struggles to address a longtime homelessness crisis.

    The 3-1 vote changes city code to say that people may camp in nonrestricted areas from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., but after that they must dismantle the site until the permitted overnight hours begin again.


     
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