Dirty, out of control : Portland s cleaning more trash off the streets than ever, but you wouldn t know it
Requests to clean areas up and remove graffiti around the city are up more than 300% in the last year. Author: Maggie Vespa Updated: 8:27 PM MST February 1, 2021
PORTLAND, Ore. The city of Portland is on track to clean more garbage off the streets this fiscal year than it ever has before, but ask most Portlanders and they’ll tell you: it doesn’t look like it.
KGW put out a call on Facebook, asking Portlanders to pinpoint the areas that frustrate them most. Hundreds of responses poured in.