Portland no longer has an enforceable ban on public camping, and some city commissioners are eager to get one on the books – too eager, argued homeless advocates and some local civil rights attorneys during Wednesday evening’s city council session.
Portland leaders moved Wednesday to replace the city’s outright ban on daytime homeless camping with a scaled-back version, months after a legal challenge halted enforcement of the more restrictive measure.
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