ok - since this is bumped. Fucking idiots in PDX. This kind of shit has to be going on all over this fucking town. There is a place called Jantzen beach. Back in the day, it looked like this:
It was an awesome little place that had this carousel outside -
Families would go there. It was fun. It was clean. It was American.
So - not to go into the full history but it goes something like this...
Amusement park goes away. A pretty good mall goes in. Mall owners fuck the folks in the mall. Property is divided up for a Target, Home Depot etc.
Now - at the same time - the city allowed a liquor store and a ton of little places that offered lottery games. Also beaucoup bars. So - crime started to go up on the island. Bums moved in and just fucking live in the open. Drug addicts leave their gear all over. Shoplifting goes skyhigh.
Anyway - one of the grocery stores out there a Safeway just closed up. If you look in the papers and at their statement it goes something like this "After a review of our stores the performance of this location was not up to standards". This place has been there for like 32 years.
The real reason is the loss is sky high. It was not uncommon to see people just grabbing shit off the shelves and walking out the door while the helpless store staff just had to let them go.
They had complained and asked for LE on the island. Nothing. No help. Nada. If they tried to stop people - they would sue - and win. It was a fucking circus.
So - it shuts down.
So - now what? This is the new game? Just shut everything down and let it turn to shit basically playing a shell game with the sick and addicted? Yes. Why?
There is a cycle underneath that makes the city money. As property values go up and then plummet - they make money. Lots of money. They dump that money into their own neighborhoods and favorite causes. Which, does not include the homeless and addicted.
Portland has weaponized the homeless in a brutal game of revenue. Not only do they not care - they are banking on these asshats - petty thieves, alcoholics, addicts to do their bidding. Shit - they even throw fuel on the fire by providing the shit they need to fail - booze, gambling etc. This shit is not happenstance. This is the plan. They are some of the most evil fucks I have ever seen. It is organized crime in the open.