{"id":21669,"date":"2023-07-25T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invisiblepeople.tv\/?p=21669"},"modified":"2023-07-14T12:39:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T16:39:06","slug":"portland-passes-daytime-camping-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invisiblepeople.tv\/portland-passes-daytime-camping-ban\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Passes Daytime Camping Ban"},"content":{"rendered":"

Despite Strong Opposition, City Council Caved to Criminalization<\/span><\/h2>\n

A new ordinance passed by Portland City Council and supported by Mayor Ted Wheeler criminalizes camping on public property from 8 am to 8 pm. It also tightens restrictions on camping at other times.<\/span><\/p>\n

This law sacrifices the limited comfort and safety of unhoused Portlanders in favor of the hypothetical increased profits of the local businesses pushing for the ban.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Does the Ban Say?<\/span><\/h3>\n

The ban prohibits camping outside on public property between 8 am to 8 pm and requires all tents and personal belongings to be removed during those times. It also bans nighttime camping in parks, along riverbanks, on public docks, and within 250 feet of schools and city-sanctioned homeless villages.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ban also prohibits the following:<\/span><\/p>\n