Well into the session Wednesday afternoon, commissioners passed the ban in a 3-1 vote. It will go into effect next month.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Hours into a Wednesday afternoon Portland City Council session, commissioners voted to pass an ordinance banning homeless camps during daytime hours while banning them altogether in certain areas of the city.
The proposed ordinance came up for public testimony last week, drawing a large and often boisterous audience and hours of impassioned debate. While speakers fell on both sides of the issue, more people expressed opposition at the microphone. More than half of the written testimony was in favor.
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