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Portland, Oregon, approves $27M for new homeless camps

FILE - Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler holds a news conference Aug. 30, 2020, in Portland, Ore. City Council members in Portland have voted to allocate $27 million of the city's budget to build a network of designated camping areas for homeless people. (Sean Meagher/The Oregonian via AP, File)

(AP Photo/Paula Bronstein, File)

FILE - Homeless camps are seen in a vacant parking lot in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. City Council members in Portland have voted to allocate $27 million of the city's budget to build a network of designated camping areas for homeless people. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer, File)

Portland, Oregon, approves $27M for new homeless camps