Portland’s Trouble with Homelessness

Michael Totten joins Brian Anderson to discuss the issue of homelessness in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.

  Portland is often called the “City of Bridges” for the many structures that cross the city’s two rivers. Underneath many of those bridges are homeless encampments complete with tents, plastic tarps, shopping carts—and people.   Oregon’s Supreme Court has blocked efforts to regulate homelessness in Portland, leading the city’s political leaders and nonprofits to explore new options as the situation has worsened.