Portland Street Response responds to mental and behavioral health calls that were typically handled by police. A majority of the calls deal with homeless people.
PORTLAND, Ore. — A homeless camp tucked underneath Morrison Bridge looks as if it’s been lived in for weeks. Taped on a cement pole within the camp’s rubble is a green tag — a dreaded sign for the homeless people who stay here. It’s an illegal campsite notice from the city, giving the erstwhile residents just days to move.
“As soon as you see the post on your area, the paper that says you got to get out of here, X
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