Yes, they are that bad. I grew up in Los Angeles in the 80s, a time and place when homelessness was rampant, but your typical homeless person was a slow-to-mov

Yes, they are that bad. I grew up in Los Angeles in the 80s, a time and place when homelessness was rampant, but your typical homeless person was a slow-to-move 50 year old wino, not a psychotic 20 year old on fentanyl and meth. Leaving aside the difference in the drugs, I think it's worse because: We do have, and have had a lot of people living in underpasses in Portland for the last 30 years. Most of those people are unfortunate locals who fell through the cracks, not the new crop who just showed up from Florida. Underpasses are full, and have been full, for decades. Many of us have tried to help. The increased visibility is a sign of two things: (1) overflow, and (2) much more dangerous chemicals. For instance, you wouldn't find this kind of thing happening ten years ago: https://www.koin.com/news/portland/eight-overdosed-on-fentanyl-in-the-northwest-portland-park-blocks/ https://www.koin.com/news/portland/eight-overdosed-on-fentan...