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Mayor Wilson sets December target as unsheltered population grows; plan centers on shelter expansion, neighborhood engagement
Summary
Mayor Ted Wheeler (transcript uses Mayor Wilson) briefed the committee on his shelter plan, called for rapid capacity-building, cited rising street deaths, and described engagement zones and ‘good neighbor’ approaches as part of a coordinated emergency response.
Mayor Wilson provided a quarterly update to Portland’s Homelessness and Housing Committee on April 22, saying the city must rapidly increase shelter capacity and coordination after Multnomah County published by-name homelessness data showing a growing unsheltered population.
Wilson told the committee that the unsheltered count in the city rose “from under 5,000 to nearly 7,000” over roughly a year and that existing shelters are “effectively full,” which limits authorities’ ability to enforce encampment and RV rules. He warned that street deaths had increased — citing 456 deaths in 2023 and an expected…
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