Lack of resources restricts Portland’s ability to fully enforce its homeless camping ban

PORTLAND, Ore. – Piles of woodchips and massive tree limbs line a residential street in Portland’s Lents neighborhood, and the radio blasts from a speaker. The man-made chaos is an attempt to deter homeless camps from setting up on Todd Littlefield’s street. He’s the vice-chair of the neighborhood livability association and has been battling the crisis for years.

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