OREGON OBSERVATIONS 26 OCTOBER 2022 Leave a Comment / Uncategorized / By admin Portland mayor proposes ban on unsanctioned homeless encampments, calls crisis a ‘humanitarian catastrophe.’ Where the hell was this idea two terms ago? The bum lovers are probably up in arms over his idea, but it doesn’t go far enough. Allowing them to stay in any kind of proximity to ordinary tax-paying citizens will not make the trespassing, robbery, and assaults go away. Anything short of a fully operational Transition Center is only paying lip service to the problem. 3