Camping on public property would be prohibited between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. every day, alongside permanent bans around places like schools and shelters.
PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland City Council took public testimony Wednesday on a proposal from Mayor Ted Wheeler to ban homeless camps on public property during daytime hours.
As testimony began, Wheeler said that 176 people had signed up to speak for their allotted 2 minutes. The hearing was expected to last six hours, with a vote on the ordinance set for a later session.
Speakers see-sawed back and forth between those for and against the ordinance
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