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Aug 01, 2025
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Shelters have to go somewhere

I have been following the NW Examiner’s coverage of the proposed overnight shelters in our neighborhood. I live in Slabtown. Some thoughts:

  1. The mayor was never going to get community buy-in for these shelters. So why should he spend time in lengthy meeting after lengthy meeting (the “Portland Way”) only to come away assured h…

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