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The
Week in Review
Criminalizing the Homeless
The American Civil Liberties Union of
Oregon has found that Oregon’s biggest
cities and counties have a combined 224
laws which target homeless people. In a
report issued last week, the civil rights
group found that most of laws relate to
the targeting of homeless people by pro-
hibiting camping or sleeping in public,
imposing curfews for minors, and re-
stricting sleeping in vehicles.
PSU to Raise Tuition
In order to make up for a budget short-
fall, Portland State University has ap-
proved a 9 percent increase in tuition
for undergraduate students this fall. In
addition, the downtown campus is see-
ing substantial cuts to the PSU faculty.
Overall, Oregon is facing a $1.6 billion
budget shortfall and state colleges and
universities are faced with the challenge
of making up the funds.
Local Café Hit by Hepatitis A
The Cup and Saucer Café on South-
east Hawthorne and another location on
North Denver are now open and safe to
visit after two employees tested positive
for the virus Hepatitis A. The local health
department held a special clinic to vacci-
nate the café’s staff and members of the
public over the weekend. Health officials
advise anyone who visited the restau-
rants and have any symptoms of Hepati-
tis A to call their doctor.
New Supreme Court Justice
Neil M. Gorsuch was
sworn in as the 113th Su-
preme Court Justice on
Monday. A conservative
who has been compared
to former Justice Anton
Scalia, Gorsuch’s nomi-
nation was met with fierce opposition,
including a 15 hour filibuster by Oregon
Sen. Jeff Merkley. Merkley described the
nomination of Gorsuch as a stolen seat
damaging the integrity of the Senate and
the Supreme Court.
New Site for Homeless Camp
Right 2 Dream Too avoided being evict-
ed from their space on West Burnside
near Chinatown’s gate last week and was
given two months to relocate to a space
on the eastside between the Moda Center
and Willamette River. The homeless camp
will be allowed to stay at the new location
for 2 years, as the city continues to look
for long-term solutions for the homeless.
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