Thanks to our awesome city leaders for wasting millions of our taxpayer money on a problem they all swear they can fix, but don’t. I am happy for the residents of the area that had to put up with all the trouble this shelter brought. However, I don’t believe the area will be free of these problems just because the shelter will be closed.
How much of our money went to this failed experiment?
Will this clue people in on there should be no overtime shelters all of them should be 24/7. As for those who are employed, shouldn't these shelters offer those who stay there employment? After all isn't employment the most important thing to get people off the streets?
Crime in the Pearl has actually gone up while crime in the city has trended down (just down from historical highs, not down to where it needs to be - also people don’t even call the police anymore since half the time they don’t show up, so the metrics are a little dubious to me regardless).
Shelters should not be put in the middle of neighborhoods period. Unless it’s 24/7 with case management. The least they could’ve done is continue the shuttle service. But they let the ball drop on that too and got defensive when pressed about it.
Where are the people from the shelter going to go? The mayor has never had a plan for many of the severely mentally ill homeless who were unable to interact with the neighborhood in a way that showed respect for public safety, civility and beauty. Until we require mental health treatment for those who can't conform themselves to reasonable personal and social responsibility or send those to jail if they fail to follow public laws, the people from Northrup who caused the problems, will go elsewhere, to other neighborhoods, or be back on the street in large numbers. It is a sad day, but foreseeable by most Portlanders who have grown weary of the city flailing in its commitment. This decision foreshadows the housing first movement, still the predominant philosophy by a government that has inadequate beds space for severely mentally ill people in local hospitals. This same problem will play out now in public housing which will lead to fires, public hazards, and deterioration in neighborhoods. Until we get adequate civil commitment laws, increase short term psychiatric beds in local hospitals, and strengthen police and prosecutor's interdiction in this area, Portlanders will have to wait for a better future for those with severe mental disorders and citizens that suffer the consequences of their behavior. I have heard good news coming out of San Francisco, but not Portland. Los Angeles and Portland and Seattle seem like the only places that haven't got the message that incentivizing drug use and providing housing aren't a good mix.
The mentally ill and addicts do not generally make decisions that are the best for their self interest and well-being. Enabling them to make those bad decisions is not doing them a kindness.
Glad to see Eric Zimmerman and Olivia Clark responding to concerns of their constituents regarding the operations of this shelter.
Thanks to our awesome city leaders for wasting millions of our taxpayer money on a problem they all swear they can fix, but don’t. I am happy for the residents of the area that had to put up with all the trouble this shelter brought. However, I don’t believe the area will be free of these problems just because the shelter will be closed.
How much of our money went to this failed experiment?
While councilors Zimmerman and Clark stood up for our Pearl and NW neighborhood, councilor Green continues to fight for his
Foie Gras ban.
Will this clue people in on there should be no overtime shelters all of them should be 24/7. As for those who are employed, shouldn't these shelters offer those who stay there employment? After all isn't employment the most important thing to get people off the streets?
Mitch Green - continuing to make it easy to leave him entirely out of the next election ranking.
Arnold/Clark/Zimmerman!
Yes!!
Explain why crime has dropped almost 60% since 2025? If I could put screenshots up for your to read I would sp now you have to Google it for yourself.
It wasn't because our City Council started adequately funding the Police Department.
Crime in the Pearl has actually gone up while crime in the city has trended down (just down from historical highs, not down to where it needs to be - also people don’t even call the police anymore since half the time they don’t show up, so the metrics are a little dubious to me regardless).
Shelters should not be put in the middle of neighborhoods period. Unless it’s 24/7 with case management. The least they could’ve done is continue the shuttle service. But they let the ball drop on that too and got defensive when pressed about it.
Where are the people from the shelter going to go? The mayor has never had a plan for many of the severely mentally ill homeless who were unable to interact with the neighborhood in a way that showed respect for public safety, civility and beauty. Until we require mental health treatment for those who can't conform themselves to reasonable personal and social responsibility or send those to jail if they fail to follow public laws, the people from Northrup who caused the problems, will go elsewhere, to other neighborhoods, or be back on the street in large numbers. It is a sad day, but foreseeable by most Portlanders who have grown weary of the city flailing in its commitment. This decision foreshadows the housing first movement, still the predominant philosophy by a government that has inadequate beds space for severely mentally ill people in local hospitals. This same problem will play out now in public housing which will lead to fires, public hazards, and deterioration in neighborhoods. Until we get adequate civil commitment laws, increase short term psychiatric beds in local hospitals, and strengthen police and prosecutor's interdiction in this area, Portlanders will have to wait for a better future for those with severe mental disorders and citizens that suffer the consequences of their behavior. I have heard good news coming out of San Francisco, but not Portland. Los Angeles and Portland and Seattle seem like the only places that haven't got the message that incentivizing drug use and providing housing aren't a good mix.
The mentally ill and addicts do not generally make decisions that are the best for their self interest and well-being. Enabling them to make those bad decisions is not doing them a kindness.