Summary
Portland spent months trying to line up a nonprofit-run warming shelter and came up empty, forcing a choice between expanding the Homeless Services Center — which bars about 52 people with trespass orders — or funding an off-peninsula site at 166 Riverside Industrial Parkway. The council rejected the HSC expansion and approved $735,000 in opioid settlement money for the Riverside site, with the $350,000 companion order postponed. Expect a fight over permanent funding in the next budget.
At a glance
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 2, 2026.
Impact analysis
$735,000 comes out of the finite opioid settlement fund instead of the city budget — money many advocates say should fund addiction treatment.
Unhoused residents get a nightly, seven-day shelter this winter instead of facing potentially lethal cold alone.
People with criminal trespass orders at the HSC may struggle to reach the off-peninsula site, and recovery advocates say opioid settlement dollars meant for treatment are being diverted.
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