Due to a legal settlement a short time ago, Portland has been working to remove homeless tents and tent camps from city sidewalks and other public areas, but the county continues to provide them.
Portland has been removing tent camps
According to The National Review, Portland has been spending millions of dollars in the cleanup effort, only to see Multnomah County continue its “interim tent distribution policy.”
In 2023, a group of disabled residents sued the city, saying the tents and tent camps created an unsafe hazard for them, making it impossible in some places to access services and businesses. In the wake of the lawsuit, Portland has removed hundreds of tents.
However, the Oregonian recently reported during an October workshop meeting, the Multnomah County Commissioners discussed this tent program, and it was quietly launched that month–without a vote of the commissioners or a public hearing…