> City of Portland alone spent approximately $500,000 installing anti-homeless benches around just one park. I can understand a business or rail/bus station th

> City of Portland alone spent approximately $500,000 installing anti-homeless benches around just one park. I can understand a business or rail/bus station that puts up hostile features to prevent people sleeping in that location so others are not put off the using the facilities, but a City surely has the means, budget and responsibility to try and solve the cause rather than the symptoms.