Portland to consider tighter rules on homeless camping, including outright ban from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Portland City Council members will decide Wednesday if they will adopt a broad ban on outdoor camping on public property across the city. The policy, updated to meet the terms of a 2021 state law, appears to reverse the city’s prior stance against criminalizing homelessness.

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