had to move his tent four times now because of the sweeps. “I don’t mind too much,” he said. “It’s ... Street Roots, anything from sweeping and mopping to helping carry the boxes of new papers in each ...
22 Nov 2023 - Robin Havenick
camps, actions commonly referred to as “sweeps.” On average, the city sweeps about a hundred camps ... that impose draconian policies targeting the poorest people in society. In “Cannot Sweep Nature,” she ... describes the aftermath of city contractors removing the camp where unhoused people reside. Cannot Sweep ...
20 Sep 2023 - Kaia Sand
people are destabilized by sweeps, or now by daytime camping bans, it adds stress to their system, and it ...
8 Nov 2023 - K. Rambo
a considerable amount of sweeping across the city,” she said. “We've already kind of transitioned to ...
1 Nov 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
always check it, so I hope I will be contacted.” When homeless people are on the move from sweeps, it ...
27 Sep 2023 - Meg Eberle
… these sweeps kill’ As originally drafted, Senate Bill 611 would have limited annual rent increases to 3% ... "People's lives are on the line," he said "When we allow for sweeps to happen, we're ... destroying people's only shelter. These sweeps kill." ‘We’re going to continue to build power ...
3 May 2023 - Tom Henderson
to reach without a bike or a car. Cargo bikes can also offer some protection from sweeps, Cobb said, ... for sweeps of these areas. In its 2022 Bicycle Counts report, PBOT attributed the change to “the ...
26 Jul 2023 - Miles Silvey
order for PSR to engage in sweeps is mission creep “antithetical to the program’s core mission and ... sweeps of unhoused people, enforce camping bans, or require individuals to engage in shelter or service ...
27 Jun 2023 - Kaia Sand
on top of the already relentless camp sweeps makes it hard to cluster a couple of tents together to ...
8 Jun 2023 - Kaia Sand
winter.” Sweeping priorities Comstock also said city-ordered sweeps, which often lead to homeless ... resources due to sweeps, they are at a greater risk of developing a cold weather injury or illness such as ... outside is being displaced, swept, on a weekly basis.” Sweeps are commonplace in Portland, though Street ...
25 Jan 2023 - Jamie Arcelay