"The bottom line is that Portlanders voted and we have delivered," Wheeler said of the government transition, signaling a sense of accomplishment and a sigh of relief as he prepared to exit politics.
Despite heavy public pushback and a shortage of shelter beds, the Council adopted new city codes that allow police to ticket or jail unhoused people who refuse an offer of shelter.
Everyone wanted the city to tackle homelessness. Few agreed on how to do it.
Social services organizations warned that fining or jailing someone for being unhoused would only create legal and financial barriers that prevent them from attaining housing.
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