First forum on homeless shelters draws 375

Lots of angry citizens speak out, one City Council member observes

The audience at the Zoom forum, mostly from the Pearl and Northwest Districts, shared their concerns about the site of this shelter in the Pearl and the other in nearby Northwest.

It was touted as the first public meeting to hear the reaction of citizens to the homeless shelters coming to Northwest Portland, and about 375 signed in to the Zoom call on We…