Actually there is a huge amount of local support for these camps politically. Both in issue polling [1] and in terms of which candidates won election to city co

Actually there is a huge amount of local support for these camps politically. Both in issue polling [1] and in terms of which candidates won election to city council, etc. Part of this has to do with the fact that there have been persistent homeless camps directly in some of the richest neighborhoods, and the city is proposing that the sanctioned camps won't be in residential neighborhoods.[2] If they happen, it will more likely be in a parking lot on the edges of the city or in industrial/commercial zones. Combine the site selection criteria and the obvious advantages of having a centralized set of camps with waste collection, fire code enforcement, and 24/7 onsite security, and it's no-brainer to most people. The real barrier is the question of where the money comes from and who will be in charge, because Portland has an extremely dysfunctional, fractured local government where funding for homeless services is run by an office jointly administered by the city and the county. 1. https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/housed-portlanders-support-city-proposal-to-ban-homeless-camping-poll-finds-unhoused-people-experts-oppose-it.html https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/11/housed-portlande... 2. https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-mayor-locations-six-designated-camping-sites/283-17e6aa6f-5188-4f01-953f-d8a71d8476f3 https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/homeless/portland-may...