Homelessness and Livability Clash in Lents.

A woman in Portland's Lents neighborhood wanted to start a Saturday market, but a homeless camp on her block continues to grow, blocking the site. The city told her event permits can't be used to move encampments or to deter them. The situation highlights the consistent conflicts found in Portland between livability issues for residents and the inability to get the chronically homeless housed. One camper said he's been homeless in Portland for 8 years and is open to moving to another spot to facilitate the market. He's interested in going to a shelter but hasn't taken the steps yet. The woman hopes to tour shelters herself and help get broken lives to better places.