The Portland City Council tucked $500,000 into its $44 million spending package passed Wednesday to install benches or other deterrents to stop people from setting up tents near Laurelhurst Park ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — At 8 a.m. Friday, Portland’s new daytime camping ban takes effect.The ordinance bans camping in public places from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and forbids camping near parks, docks ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Portland will begin enforcing its ban on homeless camping on public property on Nov. 13, according to Mayor Ted Wheeler. “We committed to providing a two-week notice ...

An attempt in Portland to ban camping between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. spurred a lawsuit from the Oregon Law Center. Before the case could play out, Portland withdrew its policy and introduced a scaled ...