February 13, 2023

A look inside an LA tent camp that could influence Portland’s plans: Beat Check podcast

Elena hosted and produced this episode. It was edited by Andrew Theen.

Content warning: Episode briefly mentions sexual assault.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s controversial plan to temper the city’s homelessness crisis includes the creation of six large encampment sites. They would each house 150 people to start, and Portland officials are hoping the sites will be open by 2024.

On the latest episode of Beat Check with The Oregonian, homelessness reporter Nicole Hayden talks about a recent trip she took to Los Angeles to see how things were going at a large tent camp there — one that’s run by a nonprofit that may end up operating one or more of Portland’s forthcoming tent sites.