PORTLAND, Ore. — In some areas of Portland, neighbors are chafing under Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s big push to get overnight homeless shelter opened. Yet even in areas where shelters are much better established, some neighbors say it has come at a cost.
Long-time neighbors Patrick Brunett and David Carney-Fenton would have described Multnomah Village as a tight-knit community in the heart of Southwest Portland, but they feel character is changing.
“The area has always been one of the premiere neighborhoods in the city,” said Brunett…