Bonus: Julie Hoy's War On The Unhoused

In this extended bonus we cover last weeks very long City Council meeting as well as a deep dive into the laws around enforcing camping on Oregon's public properties. Our mayor has a long history of speaking ill of the unhoused (see City Council public comments over the last few years) and we are not surprised she has now made herself a chief petitioner on a prospective ballot measure filed last week that seeks to give cities more authority to enforce anti-camping laws. Learn all about it and what you can do if you disagree. Some sources for today's pod: We already have a lot of rules about camping in public places: Current City Code: (May 2023)SRC 95.720 - Prohibits camping on all public property.Current camping prohibition is not practically enforceable.Ordinance 6-20 - restricts sitting and laying on sidewalks during daytime hours. Effectiveness conditioned on a determination that adequate shelter and restrooms have been provided - Not currently enforced.SRC 95.730 - prohibits leaving personal property unattended on a sidewalk for two hours or more. Hasn’t been enforced and may violate ORS 195.500.Revise SRC 95.720 and repeal 95.730 and Ordinance 6-20, and replace with:Camping restrictions in many areas: parks, near vision clearance areas and building entrances, residential zones, near existing shelters, and areas designated by City Manager as no camping.Camps required to maintain a 36-inch ADA pedestrian path.Read the petition here. JOIN VIRGINIA'S CAMPAIGN FOR STATE SENATE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DONATE TO THE CAMPAIGN - EARLY MONEY IS SO POWERFUL⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER, GET A YARD SIGN, OR ENDORSE VIRGINIA⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠VISIT THE CAMPAIGN WEBSITE ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok: VirginiaStapleton Bluesky: Demobrats Instagram: VoteVirginiaStapleton Facebook: Elect Virginia Stapletonemail us: [email protected] sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!