Portland commissioner wants to label every tent Multnomah County gives to homeless people and track them

PORTLAND, Ore. – Just a few weeks before Multnomah County is set to present the city of Portland with an updated policy around tent and tarp distribution, city commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez – who is part of a new Joint Office of Homeless Services steering committee – is proposing restrictions around how often county service providers can hand out those supplies, which for better or worse have become part of the fabric of Portland.

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