City Plans for Mass Camp Sites Emerge, But Failed Negotiations Raise Questions

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This interview featured Piper McDaniel, Street Roots Investigative Reporter. Read more of Piper's work at Street Roots. 

Resources Mentioned: 

• City Approves Mayor Wheeler's $27M ‘Down Payment’ to Help Build Six Designated Camping Sites

• City of Portland Camping Site Plan Modification

• Homeless Portlanders Urge City Officials to Reconsider Mass Encampment Plan [Organized by Street Roots Advocacy, Reported by Portland Mercury, 11/2/22]

• Urban Alchemy [San Francisco-based nonprofit bidding for 5 out of 6 of Portland's planned sites, model that City of Portland is considering]

• Concerns for Urban Alchemy's Security Training in San Francisco [San Francisco Standard, 3/7/22]

• Urban Alchemy Worker Charged with Attempted Murder After Alleged Shooting on Break [SF Chronicle, 2/17/23]

• Environmental Site Assessment of Marcus Lampros' "Steel Hammer" Property

• Need for Trauma-Informed Homeless Service Delivery [U.S. Dept of Health & Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration]

Episode Credits: 

This episode was hosted and produced by XRAY Development Manager, Nina Dabit, with reporting done by Street Roots Investigative Reporter Piper McDaniel. This episode was edited by Kyle Gilmer of Residual Audio.