In some jurisdictions, it costs the taxpayers over $200 per day to keep each homeless person in jail. I wonder if that money could be better spent on homeless services that do not require locking up vagrants.

If you are given the opportunity to get off the street and decline it, you're loitering.

@magazineretriever9036

3 күн бұрын

That’s true. Many vagrants flat-out refuse to stay in shelters. They disagree with the shelters’ bans on drugs and weapons, so they will not stay there.

@JackTorrance-qd9up

2 күн бұрын

Your tresspassing too

@petem.3719

2 күн бұрын

What opportunity are they given? Shelters are too few, dangerous and ridiculously regimented. Just what "opportunity" are you referring to? You think someone is offering housing or employment or mental health services to these PEOPLE in a way they can utilize it?

@petem.3719

2 күн бұрын

I'm not homeless. I can loiter all I want without being persecuted for it by anyone. Is that what we have come to? Only propertied, white, christian males should have the right to "loiter". Right?

@daffy4d

2 күн бұрын

There are no opportunities, not everyone can get out of their situation.

My mother lost everything in Oregon from the fires. The same man that started the fires was arrested, let go, and started the next fire that took my mother's home. I understand homelessness, but they need on-site security and portable bathrooms. Not asking for a fancy hotel, but dam give them some help.

@really2345

Күн бұрын

You are responsible for your mother. Why are you even commenting?

@Miakitty4233

Күн бұрын

@@really2345 judgemental a little? My comment was in regards to how my mother lost her home and why help is needed to those homeless with mental health issues. 1st amendment, so eat 💩 and go away!

@Miakitty4233

Күн бұрын

@really2345 Judgmental a little? 1st amendment, eat 💩 and go away! Quit trying to feel better about yourself using stupid comments.

@petem.3719

16 сағат бұрын

@@really2345 Who the fuck are you to presume she didn’t help, or that her mother spent more than a day homeless, or that she was ever in a position to help in the first place? Or that this didn't happen before she was ever born? That's the problem with fucking cons. Zero empathy or thought and 100% presumptuous and judgemental assholery.

There are a lot of vacant business lots. They are sitting vacant, and the owners are making no money. Let's have them give these to homeless people. It may not even be a city homeless vehicle. When someone has a job, it is much easier to find a job. I know it's difficult, but this is the time we need to find a job.

What do they define as reasonable in terms of housing and rental price[s]??

Define "afforsable" housing. For example, MilePost 5 on N. Lombard charges $800 a month for a single 10x12 ft bare room only. Is that affordable for SSI recipient?

@amercanmade2685

2 күн бұрын

Is that the only place to rent? Owners can charge what they want to rent their Property out. Be that a house or an Apartment or even a car. Remember it is not YOUR property it belongs to someone else.

@rangerannie5636

2 күн бұрын

$800 a month for rent anywhere is cheap by today's standards, especially in San Francisco (Lombard St).

@BETTERWORLDSGT

15 сағат бұрын

Yes, they never see that part, they sit in an Office and probably make 3 figures. 800$ is to much for People on fixed incomes. 300 to 450 is more affordable, but You hear about all these private equity firms buying up thousands of Apartments just to make big profits. They raise the rent drastically and force lower income People out. Also they buy rentals in places that have the least tenant protection laws. They do it intentionally. No one in Congress in either party is addressing this and they really need to.

A lot of these homeless people choose not to go into the shelter because they want to continue to use drugs or they have deep mental problems. Even if the government offering low income housing to these homeless people, many of them won’t even know how to live a clean life or manage to find jobs or their daily responsibilities. Bottom line, these people need long term rehabilitation or mental health help.

@JackTorrance-qd9up

2 күн бұрын

You need to lighten your load pal You got many responsibilities Thats your CHOICE Thats not MINE

@Istandby666

2 күн бұрын

Thank you JC. Maybe you should have tried harder to get your GED. Obviously you have no concept of homeless people.

@roben9580

Күн бұрын

Homeless shelters are a blight in itself..t

@Diaryofannefrankpt2

Күн бұрын

You don't know Jack about anyone but your pathetic little self. Stfu

I find it odd how the very same people who are claiming we are a Christian nation are expressing such extreme hate against the poor.

@pamlewis1183

11 сағат бұрын

AMEN!

Make it a fine to imped the flow of traffic on the sidewalk

I for one say bring on the development of new Mental Hospitals, shelters, and jails.

@dargonkhurvas5548

Күн бұрын

When did they get defunded?? With MEDICARE/MEDICAID 😮

@AbaGootu

11 сағат бұрын

@@dargonkhurvas5548 Nurse Ratched, that’s why.

This is great! One of the fall outs of this communities are going to have to take care of this. I love it! No more urine, weed for days, vomit, feces, garbage spit and drunks!!!

Grants Pass homeless camping law wasn't abusive, they allow homeless to camp in designated parks but they must move to a new park every week, this distinction means they are camping and the park is NOT their home. Homeless advocates think making them move every week was criminalizing homelessness, it is not, they would only get a ticket if they wouldn't move, some resisted moving to test the law, they failed. Volunteers help homeless move every week, this volunteer help is direct contact with the homeless as they try to assist them with moving, getting into rehab, improving their situation.

You don’t have a right to put up camp where ever you want.

@Diaryofannefrankpt2

Күн бұрын

Watch me

Every encampment looks like a dump site and brings value down with businesses. Maybe if you kept the area clean it wouldn’t be an issue sleeping in the park. Every site looks disgusting and unsanitary.

@wayneroberts6642

2 күн бұрын

F*** your business community..

Stop putting your tents on sidewalks find a wooded area to put ypur tent up

@Limosethe

2 күн бұрын

The ordinance of Grants Pass, which was just now ruled constitutional, forbids that.

REPEAL HB 3115!

The major cause of Homelessness is spending your Rent Money on DRUGS . . . .No mention of all the Drug use is all the free TENTS given out by Multnomah County . . . .

Stop building shelters that kick them out in 30:days . Give them permanent housing . Also srop acting like there arent solutuins. Its an excuse .

Good!

Affordable housing is a misnomer and not possible for everyone and will probably never be possible.

It means the cities will have to provide homeless shelters. Humans are not made to live outside in the weather.

ANY OF YOU , ever LOOKED at RENT prices ! Also Offering TEMP. Housing is a JOKE !

This is a beautiful decision thank you judges 🎉😂

People come from other places to be homeless there. Not fair to the residents.

finally have some common sense. How can i let homeless people affect normal people’ daily life?

When humans opt out of society, society is not obligated to cater to the fringe, of society 🧐

They have the right to sleep but not camp that mean every morning they have to roll up and leave till nite time

We choose to avoid the drug problem. Many people refuse help because they can't bring their meth with them to the shelter. When I was in that place in my life I just wanted to live without rules so I could get high. Don't you think we should look at it from that point of view more than we do?

Oregon brought this vagrancy problem on itself by decriminalizing public drug use.

@cliftonvasquez3688

3 күн бұрын

This is everywhere actually Where are you from?

@magazineretriever9036

Күн бұрын

@@cliftonvasquez3688 I am in Florida where public drug use was never decriminalized. Oregon decriminalized drugs, and the streets were overtaken by drug addicts.

@magazineretriever9036

Күн бұрын

@@cliftonvasquez3688 I am in Florida where public drug use was never decriminalized.

Clean the streets 😎

@davysteak

2 күн бұрын

Your one medical condition, house fire or other tragedy away from the streets, pal.

@lisakelley4583

Күн бұрын

@@davysteak not me

@davysteak

Күн бұрын

@@lisakelley4583 Yeah, sure.

Its going to cost alot of money to criminalize the homeless where as communities should put the money into shelters and affordable housing. Seems like a no brainer.At one time there were poor farms, where homeless were sheltered and worked, farmed, this was paid for by the state.

This is a problem that requires compassion, but I recently encountered people camping in the Public Restroom stalls of a big City Library. Every Stall! There was no way to use those stalls for the reason they are there. This doesn't make any sense! I had to find facilities elsewhere. Why have a public restroom if you cannot use it for it's intended purpose. There has to be a way to fix this, we are smart inventive people, we can do it! Spoiler Alert: it may require some money.

@Hundr_

Күн бұрын

you forgot a few more important human traits: SELFISH AND GREEDY

Theres land all over just let people build tiny homes . People act as if the land isnt ours . Freedom of the land is real

HOW IN ANYONE'S RIGHT MIND CAN WE FINE AREST RELEASE ONLY TO TURN AROUND & REFINE RE-ARREST RE-RELEASE THE HOUSELESS IF THEY'VE NO WHERE TO GO BECAUSE THERE'S NO SHELTER, REHABILITATIVE, RESOURCES, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, & OR EVEN HOUSING TO BEGIN WITH... HUMANITY AT IT'S WORST... 😔

i have deep empathy to homeless peoples but they are not the only one who live in the city. We are not talking about they can't bring they blankets, food, backpack, etc here. We are talking all the belongings that blocking the whole sidewalk so other can't pass through especially the handicap....I think the supreme court make a right decision here. The city leader has right to clean and organize the city that they manage. On the other hand, the city leader MUST provide more public facilities such as trach can, bathroom/restroom, shelter so they can access them easily

4:03/This guy is literally lieing on the News!! There's nothing in the Constitution or the declaration of independence saying that allowing people to be homeless is protected by any law!! (There's no laws allowing people to be homeless!!)

@bogeysbaby

2 күн бұрын

There's no law saying you must be housed, either.

@ferdinandcastagnera794

Күн бұрын

@@bogeysbaby in 1948 the United States signed the universal declaration of human rights (udhr) recognizing adequate housing as a component of the human right to a adequate standard of living!! (Everyone has the right to adequate housing!) Now don't you feel stupid??

@ferdinandcastagnera794

Күн бұрын

@@bogeysbaby Now you know what the law is for housing!!

@Hundr_

Күн бұрын

@@ferdinandcastagnera794 too bad they dont respect your constitution

@ferdinandcastagnera794

Күн бұрын

@@Hundr_ it's not "MY" constitution, it's the American Constitution!! Play stupid games,win stupid prizes!!

Homeless Nakba "Homeless, homeless, out-of-range, where the hobos and the dispossessed pray, where seldom is heard an encouraging word, and the skies are chem-cloudy all day... "Happily-housed, Happily-housed in their homes, where empty trailers and cabins are displayed, where often is heard a disparaging word, and the coffers go ca-ching ca-ching all day..." .

Wait... is that sandman?

What can they do? Just let people set up makeshift shelters and then bring their filth and drugs into the neighborhood? People have to do what needs to be done. Quit drugs and drinking get two jobs and roommates with jobs. It’s better than being homeless and starving and filthy

So what good do you all do? Why do you all run for office if you are not doing your jobs...!!!!!!!!!

Who else is sick of religious people telling me what I can and can't do??

@Diana-mi4ru 15 hours ago I have mentioned several times. A encampment out side of city with housing,meals healthcare and maybe training for work. Maybe work on the grounds, maybe gardening ,cleanup, help in kitchen. give them a chance to mend. If anything a place to be without being illegal.

HOMELESSNESS IS GOVERNMENT FAILURE. PEOPLE VOTE FOR THEM BELIEVING LIFE WOULD BE BETTER. GOVERNMENT HAS ALL THE POWER TO MAKE LIFE BETTER. INSTEAD, IT WENT TO WORSE.

That's awesome news.

Housing is a private industry. The Developers are in business to make maximum profits. That is capitalism. So, there will never be affordable housing in California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii. Because the developers can make units that sell in the millions. Why would they build tens of thousands of homes for $100K? Politicians don't have answers, so their go to answer is, "We need more affordable housing". Well, who is going to build that? The Federal Government, The State Government or Local Government. The 240 units in Los Angeles skid row, cost $600,000 per unit to build for the homeless. So who paid that $600 Million dollar price tag?

There is a solution. Time to get the homeless registered to vote.

@dawnbliesener7679

2 күн бұрын

lolololol

Nice long report on the issue

I think its wrong . Tents and camping should be allowed . These are people we need to care about . Camping at schools no not good .

@Vedassalons

Күн бұрын

I never seen high rent costs on the Bible . In the Bible they just rebuilt homes wherever they went . Maybe the problem is the rent and not the tents

@Vedassalons

Күн бұрын

Rent is just our government trying to make money off our people . Read the Bible . Where did the beginning of the world have thousand dollar rent .....they didn't it's greed in our society . It's what Americans have caused . Our rent is worse than all other countries .

Affordable housing, what a joke. Affordable housing for the rich is what ever they want. That doesn’t work with the 0 income level. I actually have some income, 1100.00 a month social security, after working 50 years in construction. 8:29 As written right now the state will make me pay 30 to 40 percent of my income for rent. Well doesn’t leave much left over. Think about what you pay. Making up rules to force homeless into what the government wants…lol Government, think about how you live, what you need, then you’ll know what to do.

12:20/"The courts are chipping away at the rights that we have worked for!" A question for you, what "Rights" have a homeless person worked for?? Since when is being homeless protected by any law?? The answer is Never!! If homeless advocates want to help the homeless people so much,then they can bring the homeless people to their own house & see how that works for them!!

@bogeysbaby

2 күн бұрын

You're kidding, right? Do you have any idea how many homeless did work? How many still do? Get off your high horse, or should I say high jackass?

SCOUS made the right choice.

@Diaryofannefrankpt2

Күн бұрын

Don't be scared when the homeless break into your home with knives

@josephtrahan8045

Күн бұрын

@@Diaryofannefrankpt2 😂i hope they do!🤣

Instead of Bidet sending 200 billion dollars and 60 Billion to Illegal immigrants allowed entry to America, Bidet should provide funds to build shelters and rehab facilities in Ukraine and transitional work training for the American Homeless.

Let’s ticket people for “breathing air”

@Hundr_

Күн бұрын

careful with that statement 😜

OK what would you cut from your City Budget to pay for housing homeless? Cut the Budgets of Public Schools? Or how about the Fire Dept? The money has to come from someplace. Maybe raise property taxes?

@crushedorchids

2 күн бұрын

It's coming, check out what's happening in Chicago and New York.

First STOP _____ & OTHERS: Ever BEEN HOMELESS or RAPED 0:05 or ROBBED or BEATEN at a SHELTER? Thennnn there are PREDATORY Staffers! Find a JOB, CANNOT leave BELONGINGS anywhere SAFE! NO place for SAFE SHOWERS! Employers WANT ADDRESS , etc…..! ALLAAH FOBID, ya 🇺🇸 Veteran ( LOTS of Promises, but)! Ooohhh have Children or Elder person with You …..? Seen COST of HOUSING /FOOD ? 1 Job NOT ENOUGH !

I got upset cause people were feeding the Birds and chipmunk right in front of the hungry bum.

@dawnbliesener7679

2 күн бұрын

Bring the guy over to your house then.

Homeless camps are living graffiti Housed people are hopeless They work all year except vacation and hollidays Inwich they play camp.

While trillions of dollars are allocated during COVID-19, the problem of homelessness still persists, leaving many questioning the allocation of resources.. ...ijs Make that make sense

City governments have the right and responsibility to zone areas for use. Tent sleeping should fall under this right and responsibility.

Mean while he says, Here at home

Law enforcement is going to fine an unhoused person? With no address? With no money? 🔥👨🏻‍⚖️ 🚫🧠🔥

She is sitting in a car and complaining?! WOW!

This is being argued on the wrong point. The United States of America is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people. Nowhere does it say the residency status is a disqualification factor. You can't deny the public access to public property. It belongs to them.

Not allowing a person to sleep is cruel regardless of what the courts say.

I love sotomaters answer with" necessity of sleep". What a dope on the Supreme Court. She must sleep at work. sotomayers remarks sounds sleepyheaded

Jesus would be so ashamed of yall.

@crushedorchids

2 күн бұрын

I'm okay with your imaginary friend's disapproval.

@dawnbliesener7679

2 күн бұрын

Who??? lololol

Grants pass is a hick town Portland is a metro plex

😷🇺🇲☕🗽

Aren't they already punished enough? They are harassed constantly, if you punish them for exsisting how does that help anything? They are not chosing to be homelss, they need afordable housing many are disabled.it is cruel and unusual punishment.

@steveanimatrix3887

2 күн бұрын

Some of them do actually choose that lifestyle. Plenty of local interviews with them proving that, so stop saying all don't want to be homeless, or implying it. Or they choose to not give up their drugs to get into a shelter or assisted living. Or choose not to go into rehab when after literally saving their lives from their overdose with narcan... so, some are choosing to be this way. A lot, actually.

@dawnbliesener7679

2 күн бұрын

Let them stay at your house then!

@serenasapphire8883

2 күн бұрын

@@dawnbliesener7679 if I had a house then I would most definitely let one stay at a time till I could find them a home, that is a great idea!. But As it is I make them dinner or lunch and give their animals food.

@serenasapphire8883

Күн бұрын

@@steveanimatrix3887 where is my comment explaining my own personal story steve?

Putting homeless in jail doesnt solve problem just makes it worse

I'm continually amazed by the depth of knowledge and expertise shared, humbled by the collective wisdom.💝

Even if U leave aside the physical harm of limiting one's shelter options; just imagine what this must do to one's psyche: well, just present as INVISIBLE & we'll leave U alone; because we just don't even want to look at U - You're not worthy! The more re-enforcement of being so devalued & then when they start doing drugs since afterall, nobody cares anyways (which often morphs into mental illness), well, that's their fault too, so we will criminalize THAT, as well! The R in REPUBLICAN stands for: The PARTY 4 the RICH!

@bogeysbaby

2 күн бұрын

And yet it is under democratic party rule homelessness has exploded.

@dawnbliesener7679

2 күн бұрын

Invite them over to your house then!

@marmac7619

Күн бұрын

@@dawnbliesener7679 - I actually have when i had my own apartment, that wasn't partially compensated by the state!

Were is homeless money ?

Well this is s are ur people are poor?

Six million doll for homeless in Oregon were they go ,? Eorld homeless mobey long time cone out wsy yhey still out ther,,