{"id":1611330,"date":"2022-08-17T18:47:37","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1611330"},"modified":"2022-08-17T18:47:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T22:47:51","slug":"families-are-fleeing-portland-because-its-a-hellhole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/families-are-fleeing-portland-because-its-a-hellhole\/","title":{"rendered":"Families Are Fleeing Portland Because It\u2019s A Hellhole"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamilies-are-fleeing-portland-because-its-a-hellhole%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1611330&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>If you\u2019ve ever seen the show \u201cPortlandia,\u201d then you can guess that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/portland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland, Oregon<\/a>, is a quirky place \u2014 but did you know the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/leftist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">leftist<\/a> dystopia is also a bit of a hell hole?<\/p>\n<p>Flagged by HotAir.com, recent <a href=\"https:\/\/hotair.com\/john-s-2\/2022\/08\/17\/portland-families-leaving-the-city-to-escape-homelessness-and-crime-n490449\">media reports<\/a> indicate that families are a bit tired of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/homelessness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homeless<\/a> population disturbing Portland\u2019s peace.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Dilkes, a North Portland resident of three decades, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/homeless\/north-portland-families-sell-homes-to-escape-crime\/283-7057c2ec-980d-42ac-90ae-80e00ab7ed8f\">told<\/a> KGW8 that the number of homeless people in his neck of the woods \u201cmakes you not feel that great about living here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes living in the neighborhood harder, not as congenial as it could be,\u201d he added. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time in a long time that we\u2019ve actually seriously thought about moving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the local NBC affiliate, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/homeless\/portland-point-in-time-count-2022\/283-23908a65-a619-4373-92bf-f01907ad1ad8\">there are at least 6,633 homeless people<\/a> in the Portland metro area, but it\u2019s likely that number is higher. During the city\u2019s federally mandated count of vagabonds in 2022, the city ran into a staffing problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTeams were unexpectedly forced to quarantine or were faced with lost staff the week of the Count,\u201d the Joint Office of Homeless Services <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kgw.com\/article\/news\/local\/homeless\/portland-point-in-time-count-2022\/283-23908a65-a619-4373-92bf-f01907ad1ad8\">explained<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>One real estate agent named Lauren Iaquinta told the press that the problem of vagrants is a \u201cpretty testy subject,\u201d but that she has seen the impact firsthand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would say the migration to the suburbs, I\u2019ve seen quite a bit in the last two years,\u201d Iaquinta explained. \u201cMost people don\u2019t want to have to worry about if they can leave their car parked in their driveway overnight without maybe having it broken into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to data <a href=\"https:\/\/realestateagentpdx.com\/are-people-moving-out-of-portland-population-2022-update\/23699\">compiled<\/a> by realtor Stephen FitzMaurice, \u201cThe\u00a0U.S. Census Bureau for Portland\u00a0city proper\u00a0says Portland (not its suburbs)\u00a0lost 11,000 residents from July 2020 to July 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One homeless man actually defended his fellow drifters, essentially telling the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yourdictionary.com\/homeful\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">homeful<\/a> people to get over themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are the most harmless people you\u2019ll ever meet,\u201d TT Sanchez told KGW8. \u201cThey shouldn\u2019t be scared of us \u2014 for what, because we live outside? That\u2019s the only reason you should be scared of us because we live outside, so if we lived in four walls and a house and stuff, would you still be scared of us?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the residents might not need to be scared of the homeless, according to Sanchez, there are other reasons that Portland is not an idyllic place to live.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the city <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kxl.com\/portlands-homicides-of-2022\/\">experienced<\/a> record homicide rates with 90 murders. So far in 2022, the city has had 57 killings. The rise in murders began after the city, on the heels of George Floyd protests, decided to defund the police by slashing the city\u2019s police department budget in 2020. The cuts led to staffing shortages, which only exacerbated problems.<\/p>\n<p>By the fall of 2021, the city reversed course and the Portland City Council unanimously passed a measure that increased the $230 million police budget by an additional $5.2 million, the Associated Press reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany Portlanders no longer feel safe,\u201d Mayor Ted Wheeler <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/nation\/portland-among-u-s-cities-adding-funds-to-police-departments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> at the time. \u201cAnd it is our duty, as leaders of this city, to take action and deliver better results within our crisis response system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, one resident told the press that the current situation with homeless people is \u201cinsanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want our city to go back to the basics,\u201d an exasperated Judy Kane told the press after one man in an R.V. pulled up in front of her house and started living in front of it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t pull up on the street and decide I\u2019m going to live here,\u201d she added. \u201cIt\u2019s just not fair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But not all homeless people choose to live on the street.<\/p>\n<p>Some are building tree houses in Southeast Portland:<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Southeast Portland couple says they\u2019ve been terrorized for years by campers living in and around a massive treehouse built on city property.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UxJKDFQZAN\">https:\/\/t.co\/UxJKDFQZAN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KATU News (@KATUNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KATUNews\/status\/1559687701921775619?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>One resident who lives near that sapling shanty relayed the horror she hears on a nightly basis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re right outside our bedroom window at night. We can hear them,\u201d Marysue Stickler <a href=\"https:\/\/katu.com\/news\/local\/people-living-in-and-around-a-giant-treehouse-on-city-property-are-terrorizing-neighbors-portland-oregon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> KATU2. \u201cThey\u2019re fighting. There\u2019s [sic] guys punching women, women screaming up and down the street. It\u2019s horrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, none of this even mentions the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/portland-residents-wont-visit-riot-ravaged-trashed-and-sad-downtown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">extensive rioting<\/a> that has occurred since the summer of 2020, but that is a whole other story.<\/p>\n<p>The views expressed in this piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/portland-school-district-indoctrinates-students-to-become-lgbtq-activists-in-k-5th-grade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Portland School District Indoctrinates Students To Become LGBTQ Activists In K-5th Grade<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve ever seen the show \u201cPortlandia,\u201d then you can guess that Portland, Oregon, is a quirky place \u2014 but did you know the leftist dystopia is also a bit of a hell hole? Flagged by HotAir.com, recent media reports indicate that families are a bit tired of the homeless population disturbing Portland\u2019s peace. 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