"City Council found themselves in a tense standoff with Mayor Keith Wilson and angry Portland residents over a councilor's failed plan to reallocate a portion of city dollars that have been used to sweep homeless encampments. At times, those defending Wilson's plan sat side-by-side with community members who countered that the city should be spending its money on long term solutions to confront the city's homelessness crisis and its impacts on neighborhoods."
"While the comparatively long meeting on November 12 covered various issues, seven out of 10 hours of the session were particularly heated, partially because the mayor had spent the prior weekend imploring supporters of his homelessness plan to stop Councilor Angelita Morillo's proposal in its tracks. That included what some characterized as thinly-veiled threats from the mayor to homeless providers. Morillo's proposal failed in a 7-5 vote."
Portland City Council confronted Mayor Keith Wilson and residents over a proposal to reallocate funds used for homeless encampment sweeps toward rent assistance and long-term supports. Mayor Wilson urged supporters to block Councilor Angelita Morillo's proposal, and outreach over the weekend included what some called threats toward homeless providers. Morillo's proposal failed in a 7-5 vote during an extended November 12 session that devoted much of its time to heated debate over prioritizing sweeps versus assistance. The council will vote on the mayor's Technical Adjustment Ordinance (TAO) on November 19 amid renewed penalties for encampment violations.
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