Cover of #StreetRoots May 27, 2026 issue. Large text says, "The mayor, police and prosecutors say the purpose of the camping ban is to provide resources to homeless Portlanders. But none of them are tracking whether itβs working. PAGE 6." An illustration of a broom sweeping fills the page. The broom is sweeping a silhouette of a person.
https://www.streetroots.org/collections/may-27-2026/
"purpose of the camping ban" is #Illegal2BHomeless and make #Homeless people criminals.
City of Portland arrests immigrant rights protesters while catering to right-wing extremists
Portland, OR β On May 5, the immigrant rights organization Portland Contra Las Deportaciones (PDXCD) held a protest in front of the Portland Hearings Office to demand the city reject an appeal of a land use violation filed against the Portland ICE facility in September 2025.
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Radius scrap metal yard ordered to submit a fire prevention plan β appeals it
"Two months after two massive and preventable scrap metal fires at #RadiusRecycling in 2024 sent plumes of #ToxicFumes and metal particulates over North Portland and Linnton, the North Peninsula Review discovered that the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality sent an enforcement letter to the company alleging that Radius was operating an unpermitted solid waste disposal site and assessing a $29,580 civil penalty. The notice included an order to submit a fire prevention plan by September 30, 2024. "