Oregon transportation officials have abruptly ended a yearslong agreement that tasks Portland with conducting homeless camp sweeps on state-owned property within city limits, a move that will likely lead to an increase in tents and trash along major roadways.
State officials notified the city Monday that they would allow the annual $4 million contract to lapse — just hours before it was set to renew July 1, the start of the 2026 fiscal year. The decision comes in the wake of the Legislature’s…..