Daytime ban on homeless camps in Portland has begun; enforcement still far away

Camping on city property is prohibited between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. There is also a complete ban on camping in some areas, including in parks and on sidewalks.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The city of Portland’s daytime ban on homeless camps began Friday. But for the time being, nothing has materially changed on the city’s streets.

Claude Little has been on the streets for roughly 10 years, the last 9 months of that in one area of downtown Portland. He’s aware of the new camping ban and expected enforcement of it to begin Friday morning.

“Yeah, I thought the cops were gonna come over

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