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  1. Kaia Sand | A quarter century of camping bans, sit-lie ordinances

    against sit-lie ordinances. That same year, Street Roots organized a three-day sit-lie festival to protest ... the city’s sit-lie ordinances in which two of its writers were arrested. In May 2008, a group of more ... than 100 people camped outside city hall to protest the sit-lie ordinances. While organizers of Right ...

    2 Nov 2022 - Kaia Sand

  2. Police know arrests won’t fix homelessness. They keep arresting people anyway.

    have laws against lying down or sleeping in public places. Although ordinances regulating living and ... sense to him when people are “just sitting here minding their own business.” In July 2021, VanHook was ...

    29 Jun 2022 - Melissa Lewis

  3. Sit-lie enforcement has officially been suspended

    Sit-lie enforcement has officially been suspended Via the Portland Police Bureau.... (3:00P.M.) ... sit-lie Print ...

    26 Jun 2009 - Street Roots

  4. Sit-lie scarecrow downtown

    Sit-lie scarecrow downtown These photos were snapped today at 3rd and Glisan by Street Roots Rose ... City Resource Specialist Eddy Barbosa. sit-lie Print ...

    11 Jun 2009 - Street Roots

  5. Scarecrow art highlights sit-lie ordinance

    Scarecrow art highlights sit-lie ordinance An artist going by the name Frank Furter has been ... creating scarecrow installations around downtown to raise awareness about the sit-lie ordinance. This ... ordinance was deemed unconstitutional by a circuit court. Sit-lie in unity to the Supreme Court. Freedom for ...

    8 Jul 2009 - Street Roots

  6. Sisters Of The Road launches letter writing campaign to end sit-lie

    Sisters Of The Road launches letter writing campaign to end sit-lie Via Sisters website... We need ... Mayor and City Commissioners and ask them to repeal Sit/Lie immediately because this law is ...

    25 Jun 2009 - Street Roots

  7. Sit-lie update and seven year history

    Sit-lie update and seven year history Multnomah County Circuit Court Judge Stephen K. Bushong has ... a sit-lie case being defended by attorney Clayton Lance. “This ordinances has been found unconstitutional on ... to make it fit, and it will never be able to fit, in my opinion.” The sit-lie law prohibits sitting ...

    26 Jun 2009 - Street Roots

  8. Updated: Eight years of sit-lie history

    Updated: Eight years of sit-lie history The following is a history of the sit-lie ordinance in ... on the streets, converge on City Hall to protest the sit-lie enforcement guidelines. 2003 March 19: ... sit-lie ordinances, which they say unfairly target individuals experiencing homelessness. Hundreds of ...

    5 May 2010 - Street Roots

  9. 2022 Elections | Multnomah County Board Chair, District 2 Commissioner

    our community primarily lies with the   city of Portland and Metro, I will continue to be a tireless ... collaboration. I’ve been deeply engaged in this work while being the only sitting commissioner to challenge the ... crisis and then in the ER because the services meant to support them have failed. Then I sit at the ...

    4 May 2022 - Street Roots

  10. Q&As with 23 candidates running for Oregon governor

    Gubernatorial candidates answer questions on climate, housing, homelessness and more These Q&As were conducted in collaboration with the Oregon Media Collaborative comprised of more than 40 news organizations across the state. Read about the collabora ...

    5 May 2022 - Street Roots

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