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Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets

FILE - Tents line the sidewalk on SW Clay St in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 9, 2020. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced this morning Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, that the city will ban homeless street camping in the coming months as it creates new, large "designated" camping sites in a bid to address the city's homelessness crisis. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File) FILE - Tents line the sidewalk on SW Clay St in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 9, 2020. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announced this morning Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, that the city will ban homeless street camping in the coming months as it creates new, large "designated" camping sites in a bid to address the city's homelessness crisis. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)
Oregon mayor to ban homeless camps on Portland streets