Lavey and Looper: Go slow approach on homelessness not working for Portland

A six-year-old plan to end homelessness has not been very successful, authors argue.

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Six years ago, on Sept. 23, 2015, former Portland Mayor Charlie Hales announced to the City Council his plans to declare a housing emergency in Portland.

Portlanders "have come to a point of compassion fatigue and I think people want us to move more quickly," Hales declared.