Rumor What's going on in Portland?

Terminal Two would make for a practical place to provide housing for the homeless.

 

They are taking care of themselves now. They'd do a better job of it if they had a warm, dry room, electricity and locking door.

We're making it more complicated than it has to be. Get them housing ASAP. It can only get better with housing.

 

Crazy idea. But could the state and city say to homeless - we will give you housing, but you have to work for the state/city doing manual labor (I dunno maybe like cleaning up all the shit they have caused to start). We take you to and from and pay you min wage. You sleep for free. Clean up graffiti and garbage and then move onto the next thing. Of course not all of them can or will do this. There are many with psychological issues that prevent them. We need to take those people and get them HELP and also house them. If we can’t get them to do either, jail it is. Whatever it is, the option cannot be shit on the sidewalk outside your tent shooting up in the pearl at 2 pm on a Thursday.

 

That comes after rehab and the 12 step program

 

I think if we hand deliver them a place and a remedial job, many more would take the offer. They are out of it and have given up. I think it’s time to be a bit assertive and start the process. Doing nothing isn’t an option.

 

Like you've never Shanghaied a bunch of schmucks to crew the pirate ship?

 

Shanghaiing is how Portland & Astoria dealt with vagrants. It was a booming industry that city politicians were involved with.

 

It must have a shower and a toilet and some sort of heat such as steam heat.

 

My mom. I dropped out of school and my brother happened to be out here working on a drilling rig at the time. She handed me a bus ticket and kicked me out, said go to work. I hopped on a bus with a skateboard, a backpack and every intention of returning as soon as possible. We all know how plans go.

 

I’ll make sure your hut has these things Lanny. You want upstairs or downstairs?

 

That should be a statement and not a question. Asking it simply gives him room to bob and weave.

 

I hope upstairs and downstairs is not code for what I shudder to think about 'cause I object strenuously to that. More than strenuous, actually. I'll fight to the death to avoid that.

 

Police are quitting in droves. Wheeler had a welcome back downtown event. Clueless as to why. Many companies are moving to the burbs. Sad.

 

Probably would be a good time to buy real estate downtown. Give it a few years.

 

Jail is like $60k+ per year. That's the wrong direction.

Plus, Martin_v._Boise
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_v._Boise

 

Only if they choose it though. It doesn't work very well if they don't choose it.