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Oregon Law Center sues city over ‘camping’ ban, judge denies temporary restraining order

acts of sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and dry outdoors on public property that is open to ... if a city chooses to regulate ‘survival activities’ like sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and ...

29 Sep 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
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
Commissioner Rene Gonzalez said his decision to halt tent distribution was for fire safety. Emails tell a different story.

sit-lie-sleep guidelines forbidding public sleeping from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., among other restrictions. A memo ...

2 Aug 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Portland’s daytime camping ban lacks concrete plans, procedures

requires all laws governing homeless Oregonians’ sit-lie-sleep activity to be “objectively reasonable.” ...

12 Jul 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Oregon’s legislative session adjourns

sit around a table and talk' Blake was only wearing a shirt and pants the night of Jan. 21 as ... her death was a medical transport decision that left Melisa lying on the ground in freezing weather ... "Without legislation, we can simply sit around a table and talk," she said. 'I expect the Oregon ...

12 Jul 2023 - Tom Henderson
Despite historical failures, Portland wants to fine, jail homeless Portlanders

1 and requires “Any city or county law that regulates the acts of sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping ... affirm that if a city chooses to regulate ‘survival activities’ like sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping ... sitting, lying, sleeping or keeping warm and dry outdoors on public property” bans sleeping in all public ...

6 Jun 2023 - K. Rambo
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
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
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
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