The city responded to an increase in homeless deaths by intensifying encampment sweeps and adding emergency shelter at the expense of permanent housing. Experts say this has perpetuated the problem.
M110 didn’t drive more overdose deaths. This increase echoes exactly what was happening around the rest of the country with fentanyl exploding on the scene.
Furthermore drug dealing and public drug use were not decriminalized, but the shitty PPB wanted to stick it to the public by not enforcing the law. State Dems also kneecapped the bill by not distributing any of the treatment funding and instead held onto it until they could repeal the bill, against the will of the people, and then redistribute all that money to lazy and corrupt police departments.
I would say this is definitely on the Portland government when they spent $200k on each homeless person with absolutely nothing to show for it in the end. I’m sure that money is lining the pockets of political donors and sleazy companies who treat tax dollars like their own personal piggybank.
M110 didn’t drive more overdose deaths. This increase echoes exactly what was happening around the rest of the country with fentanyl exploding on the scene.
Furthermore drug dealing and public drug use were not decriminalized, but the shitty PPB wanted to stick it to the public by not enforcing the law. State Dems also kneecapped the bill by not distributing any of the treatment funding and instead held onto it until they could repeal the bill, against the will of the people, and then redistribute all that money to lazy and corrupt police departments.
I would say this is definitely on the Portland government when they spent $200k on each homeless person with absolutely nothing to show for it in the end. I’m sure that money is lining the pockets of political donors and sleazy companies who treat tax dollars like their own personal piggybank.