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It also didn't worsen things... There is no clear relationship between the passing of the law and any trend.
by aredox 2y ago
It also didn't worsen things... There is no clear relationship between the passing of the law and any trend.
- 9x39 2y agoHomelessness went up, but counting them is hard, and untangling it from pure econ causes is also hard. This group claims PITC went up year over year. Surged, they said. https://www.dogoodmultnomah.org/homelessness-portland https://www.dogoodmultnomah.org/homelessness-portland It would be hard to claim for Multnomah county residents to say things got better regarding the homeless situation after 2020, but the tide could have been coming in for multiple reasons.
- nxobject 2y agoThe direction of causation there is strange, too. COVID-19 era eviction moratoria expired halfway through June, and records have consistently been beat since then. (There are also anecdotal rumors that people get bussed in from across the country. I think PIT count data collects that, but I need to double-check.) https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/29/oregon-housing-renters-land-lords-politics-homelessness-rent-renters-eviction/ https://www.opb.org/article/2025/01/29/oregon-housing-renter...
- LorenPechtel 2y agoExactly. Treatment doesn't help--it's not something that can be imposed. You force someone into drug treatment, you're either wasting your money or their money. Every immediate family member I have ever had has at least touched on handling addiction--and they have all been adamant that it's useless without the desire. "You want to want to quit smoking, but you don't actually want to quit smoking. I won't take your money when I know I can't help you. Come back when you truly want to quit smoking." But locking them up doesn't help, either, other than in locking them up when their drug use causes other problems. Same as drinking is legal but drunk and disorderly is not.