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  1. #Oregon - What homeless are saying as #SalemOR, ODOT clear downtown encampments

    by Whitney Woodworth, 7/14/2026

    "Kaitlyn Schwartz joined dozens of other campers under the Center Street off-ramp on July 13 in packing up her belongings and figuring out where she would sleep next.

    " 'This is not living,' she said. 'We’re only surviving.'

    "The 23-year-old said she tries to keep a clean camp and look out for others.

    " 'I'm trying to make a difference,' she said.

    "While she's young, many people living in the #encampments are older and vulnerable. Schwartz said she's been the target of sexual violence and theft and has witnessed drug overdoses.

    "Some people lose everything they own when a sweep occurs.

    " 'How is anyone supposed to live like this?' she asked."

    @justbob

    Read more:
    msn.com/en-us/news/us/what-hom

    #HomelessEncampments #HomelessSweeps #Houseless #USPol
    #Unhoused #UnaffordableHousing
    #Housing #RoughSleepers #PoliceState