Restaurant owner's long battle with homeless encampment ends with call to 911

[@nancybrouse5070]

It had nothing to do with the 911 call, it had all to do with a TV crew.

[@CherryBomb-pe5qm]

Yep. They’ll be back eventually.

[@SalvationinCHRISTalone888]

💯💯💯

[@yettimannettii2039]

@@CherryBomb-pe5qm They wont like what happens if they come back.

[@RyanWehr]

Facts

[@mofomoco]

Why call 311? Call 911 everyday

[@cvrart]

A city that has no respect for its small businesses.

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

Democrats AKA: the Corporation

[@Frankum4II]

@@copyprint-fz2hbyeah, because republican corporate greed, & low or no taxes for the wealthy, has nothing to do with this problem around the United States. If you actually looked at all of the republican policies that have gotten us here, then you would blame more than just the current democrats. Yeah, Because republican trickle down economics, & corporate housing buyouts, isn’t part of this problem - Sure.

[@MaryHartman-ei9pv]

A city that has no respect in general these people have no self-respect sickening their drugs take priority over everything

[@betsyj59]

Right. Only respect for (global) corporate big-box businesses. After the "great reset" is complete, there will be no independent businesses.

[@MaryHartman-ei9pv]

@antonmalinsky7118 no you don't camp in somebody's parking lot across from the restaurant because they can't grip to life...INSTEAD they grip to syringes!!!! Grown adults shooting up in the street it's absolutely disgusting

[@gogan3429]

Disgusting. The city officials should be fired.

[@maskedninja6883]

Have some grace, have a little bit of compassion. Stop being so judgemental on someone you don't know, did they screw up yeah probably so, but guess what were all humans and we all screw up. We live in a world were people go pick on the helpless people. “oh look he is hurting” “oh look he is sad lets hurt him even more” Think about what you said so many arrogant people today. Whatever happens to me when I say this, just letting you know I don’t care.

[@Cje233]

@@maskedninja6883dude - they were destroying this guys business, his property, and his health. I have compassion for them, but I’m not going to justify or give them free excuse

[@MargaretAnderson-ti1sw]

Mayor should be recalled and his pension plan revoked.

[@saythankyou111]

@@maskedninja6883nope…..🐉

[@PDXNTV]

@@MargaretAnderson-ti1sw Unfortunately, the last thing Teddy needs is his government pension. He's a trust fund baby from a very wealthy family. But I guess revoking it would save the state some money.

[@killvision791]

30k in property taxes!!!! And these city officials ignored them for year's!!!!!!!! Disgusting!!!!!!!!!!

[@joifire]

Facts!

[@planethedgehog2427]

Years, not year's. (You didn't write official's, so what makes you think the plural of year is year's?)

[@angelalake200]

someone wants them out & once they sell, itll be fenced off for a year then turned over. see it all the time in lower income areas. intentional neglect

[@gaterunner64]

The mentality of this thread is all you need to know. Homeless people are just lazy and not middle or lower class people put out of jobs. due to emerging They don't consider emerging technology, inadequate or underfunded school, They don't want to consider that these people might have no societal safety net to fall back on or scaled up mental health services to deal with the many people that need it. It's Fox News 24/7 and sending money to the Cheetolini *Billionaire*. I seriously feel for anyone who has close family that's buys in to this ruse. ​@@planethedgehog2427

[@kristinab1078]

@@planethedgehog2427 Typos happen.

[@peggybarry911]

The city should pay to restore the exterior of their building.

[@seandonahue8464]

Portland’s solution is to ignore it unless a camera crew shows up.

[@olorin1710]

Yah shame on Portland republicans for creating separate service lines. 311 for public, 911 for private. Confused these poor Chinese immigrants into calling wrong number

[@ewjiml]

@@olorin1710lmao. You seriously think that’s the problem? Clown.

[@steven6666600000]

​@@olorin1710City is ran by a far left democrat, state is ran by a democrat, state senate has a Democrat majority, but sure it's the Republicans fault. Clown.

[@PBEcotaku]

Pretty much any govt entity won't do anything until they're shamed by the media.

[@tf5pZ9H5vcAdBp]

​@@olorin1710I can't tell if this is sarcasm, but Portland hasn't been Republican in a very long time and 311 exists just about everywhere.

[@walkerpantera]

the city of Portland has failed this business TERRIBLY and community.

[@Fuxerz]

They failed every citizen.

[@yakymua]

This behaviour needs to be criminalized.

[@marvinbrando722]

The owners will go to jail

[@stjepankovacic5956]

That's the problem. They have no regulations in the city.

[@brockroberts4258]

It is criminalized. The city needs to enforce the law without news crews having to intervene.

[@ms.uzumaki]

Thanks for covering this story. Had it not been covered, the city would’ve continued to do absolutely nothing.

[@IRSFRAUDEXPOSED]

by design , sorry we are under attack open borders excuse to bring in human bombs and CIA created drugs making people mental ,

[@Snowman379-g9y]

They should sue the fuck out of Portland. Why pay taxes if you getting no service.

[@matthewm9261]

I love the new america

[@olorin1710]

You should sue the school you went to for turning out so dum. Its not portland fault they called 311 instead of 911.

[@kt4eternity2002]

@olorin1710 If that worked, we wouldn't be watching this video now, would we?

[@olorin1710]

@@kt4eternity2002 you didn't watch this video. You should try watching and using your ears too. Stop lying. The video clearly states they had 24 hour response the first time they ried calling 911. The owner admitted he kept calling 311. Both of you are incredibly ignorant

[@kt4eternity2002]

@olorin1710 If 311 was aware of the situation, they should have provided the individual with appropriate guidance and assistance rather than allowing the news station to produce videos before advising him to contact 911.

[@TheJohnbjunior]

The Mayor belongs in prison !

[@nightlightabcd]

Considering the homeless problem all over this country, do you really think that would help!

[@nightlightabcd]

So does Trump, Rush Limbaugh, Green, Tucker Carlson, Hannity and many more!

[@Elliskapu]

Oregon officials only worry about their LGBTQ community?

[@techs1smh13]

And every mayor ,govenor that allows this to happen. 99 percent of blue run cities states. Look at the whole left coast.

[@mariehampton740]

@johnbjunior.... You really missed the mark and you are totally out of your mind. The problem goes far beyond just that

[@elarson312]

Each city official that ignored these folks should be fired and sued. F'ing disgraceful.

[@WilyTuber]

This poor hard working guy. This is HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE Worst homeless invasion I've heard yet. JUST AWFUL

[@Chris-c5t3u]

It's not an invasion if we had plenty of affordable housing and housing was cheap this wouldn't happen people work a full time job yet can't afford a place

[@MLGGaAn9sStT3R]

Bro. I work 2 jobs and I live by myself. You are just supporting lazy behavior

[@Chris-c5t3u]

@@MLGGaAn9sStT3R congratulations not everyone can work a full time job and a second job the fact that you say that so proudly like working two jobs is some sort of accomplishment is embarrassing

[@Hello-nq1gn]

Fuck this ! People working hard and paying taxes and the country doesn’t stick up for them what a joke

[@James-kv6kb]

No it's just your government would rather spend money buying military equipment to terrorise the world instead of actually looking after people

[@2LT-c8q]

We have to focus on the wars in Ukraine and Israel, this is just a tiny problem

[@dude-n8p]

The democrat utopia in action.

[@James-kv6kb]

@@2LT-c8q news flash the world doesn't want you to be involved in international affairs because you only make the worse

[@scottthurman6135]

We live in a very sick America...Sometimes wish I was born thirty years earlier so I didn't have to see this crap. All I can do is vote..

[@linhaton4957]

This is America? Why is this allowed? Totally disgusting that this TAX PAYING business man can’t earn a living.

[@Gruesome-Twosum]

Small businesses are actively being destroyed by the faceless Corpos that run the country.

[@zergilli9719]

Corporate billionares own the DAs, the mayors, the mainstream consolidated media, and they control the narrative of the news. With all this, you get them promoting this. So the rest of us have to suffer.

[@Gruesome-Twosum]

Trying to tell you why, gets the comment hidden by YT.

[@zergilli9719]

KZbin deleted my comment stating the following: The billionaires own the DAs, the mainstream media, and the narrative that is reported in the news. They will not report this because they dont want you to not suffer.

[@mick58kc72]

This is America. Freedom is a little dirty. Human chit and needles and homeless are the price. Move on to a bigger issue. 🎉

[@HanaRoad2]

I’m so happy for the restaurant owners, thanks Steve.

[@sgtpepperz25]

These poor people...just sickening how people disrespect other peoples property's.

[@feldwebel999]

If I were them, I'd pay the Asian gangs the $30K to clean it up.

[@yettimannettii2039]

It's actually not them in the cognitive sense. It's the drugs. It is the very core of human existence. It is instinct. When the drugs take over and leaves them with nothing, the very core of the human soul does what it can. When the cognitive brain turns to shit then the soul takes over but the core is not much use in the real world. STAY OFF DRUGS PEOPLE !! When the city and the government allows this, this is what happens. When the people vote for this, this is what happens.

[@arribaficationwineho32]

Or someone

[@Trumpisaraypest]

@@feldwebel999 Now that's a solution violent psychopaths can get behind!

[@progo8156]

That sickening feeling you have seeing this. Do you recall the first year or two of the recession (2008-2012 ish)? Do you remember when these corrupt banks foreclosed on 100,000s of our fellow Americans. Entire families got registered by these snakes. Then the government had to bail them out not once, but twice. The entire first bailout they decided to give one another huge bonuses. Then the second time around, the Democrats had to force through guidelines that the money is to be used on helping American families and to help save their homes from these money grubbing weirdos. But by the time this took effect, the banks had years to literally make entire families homeless. Or what about the other corrupt rich that started the opioid epidemic. Pharmaceutical companies like Perdue pharma ran unchecked for over a decade, spreading false information about their crazy addictive medications (like Oxycontin, hydro codone etc etc) Why haven't they really been held to account? I'm not saying every single homeless person today is a result of these highly corrupted people and practices. But I'd say a high percentage is remnants of that. So when you see a rich person begging for more money, or a lesser punishment cause they are wealthy. This is the result. A bunch of poor souls that are still addicted from what dr.s and pharmaceutical companies did and pushed on patients . Or somebody that lost everything because we allow wealthy pigs to get away with scamming everyone. I'll tell you it makes me sick as well. Between that and the fact none of the people responsible were and probably never will be held accountable for these horrible actions that's affected millions of our fellow Americans.

[@DicksonMaimouth]

I wonder how police would respond if these people camped out in front of the mayor’s office or police stations.

[@abellseaman4114]

WE KNOW that cops would be ORDERED TO CLEAR the homeless OFF the mayors front lawn or driveway!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@johnhonker437]

They're not ALLOWED to do anything. The far-left, Democrat DA WILL NOT PROSECUTE these bums... Would you, as a police officer, risk your life apprehending some psycho meth-head knowing he'll be back on the streets in hours?

[@GinaTaglioli-vi5pn]

We imagine it depends on whether the police have been DEFUNDED or NOT!! What A disgrace to HUMANITY & AMERICA!! Thanks Traitor Joe & FAUX administration!! Dont forget #45 had 458 MILES of WALL built along the southern border of the USA & Traitor Joe halted production the 1st hours after THE INSTALLATION in JAN.2021!! " WE THE PEOPLE " DID NOT ASK / VOTE FOR THIS ILLEGAL INVASION ON OUR HOMELAND!!

[@GinaTaglioli-vi5pn]

Soros personally donated over $170M to democrat candidates in 2022 midterm elections alone!! WAKE UP & RESEARCH DONORS before casting ANY votes in America!!

[@39mack23]

@@abellseaman4114😂😂😂

[@Chris_oak80]

It’s amazing what can happen when you get a News Crew to investigate a problem.

[@ferretyluv]

That’s why they’re the fourth estate.

[@rdj6362]

Very shameful!

[@nwilt7114]

Had to pay 30k in property taxes a year, and the city can't move the encampment?!?!?! Fuuuuuuuuk Thhaaaaaaaat!!

[@CliffBell]

I think the bad publicity for the city brought by the TV station did more than the 911 call.

[@kumapark2105]

It’s so sad seeing them pick on an old couple

[@robwalton2007]

Agreed! Also likely because they are a Chinese older couple, and the homeless people thought they have lots of money and deserved it.

[@Jiraiyashouse666]

Asians tend to live and let live to their own detriment. Easy victims.

[@bordereau1]

A hard working couple

[@davidfaustino4476]

Absolutely disgusting. WTF are property taxes for?

[@Connetification]

Doesn't matter if you're immigrants or locals, white, black or whatever, you're just a milking cow to the government.

[@mariwillalwaysgivethanks]

To line the pockets of the bureaucrats. Most of that money is now being used internally, not for the locals.

[@cognac8297]

Chinese debt

[@JC-kb2qg]

Time to sell and move to Florida!

[@17primemover]

"redistribution." That would be the answer of the lefties who think this is great.

[@yeahno1413]

Shame on you, Portland.

[@mr.george-pht]

This is pure insanity! How can a city allow this to happen to a tax paying business? Shame on you city of Portland for allowing this. Imagine this being your business.

[@copyprint-fz2hb]

over all everything is getting better , Keep on Voting Blue #Biden/Harris

[@Anthony-dj4nd]

Coming to a city near you!🫵

[@darthmom1019]

​@@copyprint-fz2hb- really? Higher taxes, food, gas, utilities, & housing costs ... billions given to other countries while crime is rising, there's a mental health & drug problems ... + open borders costing citizens millions to feed, cloth, house, & provide them free health care? Get bent! I'm changing my vote ... so is anyone with at least one active brain cell.

[@AntoineWilliams7118]

That’s what the Pacific Northwest is for, camping and outdoor activities so what’s the problem with these people all they’re doing is campaign and enjoying themselves

[@akazinsomniac3007]

Blue is the problem...​@@copyprint-fz2hb

[@selfishvirtue28]

This is disgusting. Shame on Portland!

[@Azazel2024]

It has absolutely none . I've been here 75 % of my life . People here are mentally ill and incredibly narcissistic

[@ebdo7863]

Biden hates Asians!!!!

[@TrentAdam]

For what getting the place cleaned up the next day?

[@Mikefngarage]

and the voters

[@zhipengren]

They been every where, i live in sf these can be found in downtown streets

[@Hecto356]

Seeing this makes me want to go help clean up their property for free and paint over everything. These businesses owners deserve better!

[@vickiefinney6073]

That's really nice and maybe have yourself and friends buy food to help them

[@alextownsend6662]

You’d get arrested and prosecuted

[@JustBree716]

Nope. It's their voting habits that is their fault

[@YA-qj8fx]

​@@JustBree716And how do you know the voting habits of the business owners?

[@JustBree716]

@@YA-qj8fx it's a fair assumption

[@Trump-47]

So sick and tired of putting homeless people ahead of people trying to make money in their community.

[@dasvadany]

If you live in Portland… please let’s support this business. The food was outstanding last time I was there.

[@bambinaforever1402]

Really? Or u have very low standards? Judging on that rice he was tossing i would not put it anywhere even near of my mouth

[@_Meng_Lan]

​@@bambinaforever1402 its WAY better than slimy pretend american italian food lol.take it from someone who has lived in sicily. Greaseball usa pretend food sugar filled and diabetes ..

[@KS-zu6ps]

@@bambinaforever1402 Racist.

[@nanamanaaa]

​​@@bambinaforever1402 🤣🤣 you can judge a food by the way a person tossing the rice? as an Asian living in southeast asia for my whole life, also working in an expensive resort and beach club that have an amazing food, I could say that you are a liar 🤣🤣 what a great liar 👏👏👏

[@Freedomcustom]

@@bambinaforever1402 someones high maintenance...

[@siiiiiuu7]

A beautiful establishment and hardworking citizen being treated like trash. Tragic and all too common. Shame on the city. Grateful to KATU for giving this small business a voice

[@thystaff742]

This is what happens in democrat run places.

[@xhadebrinsbane5238]

welcome to america.

[@kushking949]

lol they are from china and took our jobs

[@jamesburley3735]

How wonderful! Bless the DEMOCRATS! YOU VOTED THEM IN!!

[@jkg321100]

Thank you for helping and putting a spot light on this!

[@darlenesloniger1934]

How can they camp on private company? Ridiculous!

[@NYCgirl1312]

This is horrible. This man is old and is still working hard to make a living. Paying 30k property taxes and the city completely ignored him and let the BS happened until the TV crew helped him. What a shame! I will never ever go to portland again. Thank you KATV news for stepping in to help small business owner!

[@sabrinazalar8667]

I think $30,000 in property taxes is ridiculous.

[@johnhonker437]

Those taxes are probably buying those crackheads needles and tents...

[@lisacarden1309]

🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼

[@JosephSalinas-r4r]

Glad they got help...such hard workers.

[@sumame47]

If you go there, stop at his restaurant and enjoy the food.

[@1signalstrength]

In the twisted, bizarro world of Portland it's more important that we enable addiction through illegal camping than it is to protect a small business owner and his customers from crime.

[@pauld.b7129]

This is what happens when you elect people who take their ideology from blue haired teenagers on Twitter 🤷‍♂️

[@progo8156]

Why not allow the homeless park area? It beats this as an alternative now

[@TrentAdam]

They literally came and cleaned it up the next day.

[@NotTheRealRustyShackleford]

​@@TrentAdam Only after it got bad publicity on the local news. It sounds like the problem has been going on for months, and not a finger was lifted till it was brought into the public eye...

[@TrentAdam]

@@NotTheRealRustyShackleford Yeah but that's because they were already busy doing it elsewhere. Do you think they were just sitting around instead of going there?

[@JDk22]

imagine it took a news team 😳 to cover this story just to get some justice. shame on you mayor

[@bordereau1]

That gentleman was honest saying it was the best Chinese food but he understood why people were hesitant to come there

[@Esther-lm6pm]

The homeless are like squatters in a house. They have more rights than the taxpaying owners

[@vihtoripuurola3775]

They sure do have money for drugs and spray paint.

[@yettimannettii2039]

@@vihtoripuurola3775 They all get social security or keep getting stimulus checks. They probably have more money in their bank accounts then you and I.

[@SM-tg5pi]

@@vihtoripuurola3775 They did not pay for the spray paint, they walked into WM and take it.

[@vihtoripuurola3775]

@@SM-tg5pi All the stores here in the Seattle area have spray paint locked down tight.

[@TrentAdam]

Then how come they were the ones who got the boot? Comment on the video you're actually watching instead of using buzz words to say nothing.

[@bluej2k]

Stop calling them "homeless" and call it what it is... "a drug addict encampment".

[@LincolnBowling-vf5cf]

Exactly. I work with a shelter 3 days a week. These people are all POS

[@MortenNilsen-i2g]

Drug addiction is not the only life circumstance that can lead to homelessness. 😎 😎

[@lchristophor3107]

They are just as American ad the business owners.

[@UberDumpling]

@@MortenNilsen-i2g True - but substance abuse is the most common reason. Mental health is the other and is often times exacerbated by the former.

[@JesusRodriguez-kd8es]

What an ego driven comment. I'm sure you've done nothing to contribute to helping addicts have you?

[@AndyFromBeaverton]

Wake up Portland and start voting for someone else. DON'T VOTE FOR MIKE SCHMIDT!

[@FM-fo4xj]

I think Mike Schmidt is packing his bags. He has single handedly ruined a once fine city. Well, can't leave behind Ted Wheeler and all the other Demonrats.

[@AmericaEnd]

Or Vasquez

[@Scorch1028]

Portland decriminalized public drug use. So, what’s happening there today was predictable. People from other parts of the U.S. who wanted to shoot up drugs in public, migrated to Portland.

[@vondernacht]

Your politicians will never save you. Take a stand..protest for something REAL

[@lookingup3752]

Boy are you new

[@zollar98]

So glad the TV station did a story on these hard working people. That's the only way it was addressed by the city personal.

[@nayon9379]

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[@couloir1]

Sue the city.

[@Sharonsaidit2024]

It is on private property, so may ha e to consider another option.

[@elderassassin9673]

Also they took action all ready and helped that all the judge would see in court.

[@moreenpackard6897]

Having lived in Portland for 8+ years, this decline in true governance, safety, etc is why we left

[@andsoitbegins464]

Good for you!

[@willt3223]

you didnt intially voted for this did you?

[@imdurmac1]

That’s so sad. They didn’t deserve to be held hostage by the homeless. The city should fix their building and remove all the graffiti.

[@l.d.8310]

And pay for re paving and re stripping

[@paladinfoxx6574]

That sounds pretty conservative to me, Portland is progressive ok? Fixing problems they created? That's not gonna happen

[@sylviarippey6488]

Makes me so mad. That poor couple. 😢

[@Landis_Grant]

$30,000 annual property taxes! They must be running a thriving restaurant to pay such an outrageous amount.

[@jesterday2222]

Imagine your restaurant and livelyhood being treated like a public toilet, being stolen from and vandalized and what not. Makes me so a n g r y that this happens to good people.

[@siiiiiuu7]

Angers me that people often have more empathy for the people stealing and vandalizing than the victims. See it on social media all too often

[@jesterday2222]

@@siiiiiuu7 Exactly!

[@jakeh6988]

And paying 30k a year for the privilege

[@leokins2536]

​@@siiiiiuu7 So true

[@xhadebrinsbane5238]

that's what happens when you set up shop in a hellhole like portland.

[@99thDimension]

The only thing about addicts is they see kindness as weakness and take full advantage of everyone and everything enough is enough.

[@Dave-ul8px]

People need to stop paying taxes.

[@alexisbaumann1631]

I would not suggest that, The IRS has hired and armed 87,000 of new agents, recently stockpiled ammunition. do some research Dave..and Do not trust snopes .... deep state puppets to hide the truth

[@feldwebel999]

If I were them, I'd pay the Asian gangs the $30K to clean it up.

[@Dave-ul8px]

@@feldwebel999 that's why people pay taxes is for safety and security. People shouldn't have to play some scumbags to deal with it.

[@CaptainHowdy-c3y]

Sure. No more city infrastructure, education, transportation, refuse collection, law enforcement or emergency services. What could go wrong? 🙄

[@kelleywyskiel3478]

@@CaptainHowdy-c3yhere’s an example of what’s actually going wrong…. Watch the video

[@_Elizabeth_theMaid]

It’s like the city wants this to happen. What is actually going on? This is lunacy!

[@vickiefinney6073]

The sad thing is, as soon as it gets cleaned up, they just return again and again

[@thoughtstorn854]

True

[@jakeforrest]

Maybe things will improve if they finish building the fence

[@vickiefinney6073]

@@jakeforrest hopefully things improve for them

[@andsoitbegins464]

They should have never been allowed to in the first place!

[@ebdo7863]

Biden hates Asians!

[@kristinmoreno9203]

THANK YOU, KATU NEWSCREW, for helping this Couple get the help they needed to protect their Business and Livelihood.🌟🌟🌟🌟🧡

[@Scorch1028]

Portland is still dealing with the effects of _decriminalizing open-air drug use_ . Portland’s “Live and Let Live” approach to people with substance abuse problems has led to the massive homeless encampments and filth on the streets there. What a nightmare.

[@03tarserov64]

The same people who voted for that, voted for measure 114 they wanna trade our guns rights for drugs rights and I won’t standby, I’ll continue to vote

[@MrReymoclif714]

Won’t work for the Xylazine because it’s not a real drug. It’s horse tranquilizer!!! Humans cannot get high on horse tranquilizer!!! End of story!!!

[@tory1831]

We did not vote to have people use drugs on the street. The police where supposed to get them help after 3? warnings. The police need to prove they did their part. Another failure.

[@chrisward4576]

4 more years of Backfire Biden!🤣🤣🤣

[@terenceyuen4424]

Thankgod Vancouver (Canada) just ended the open air drug use policy after 1 year of that failed social experiment 🙃

[@margaretWestminster]

Thank you to the good people that helped

[@ichaffee1]

WTF. This is unacceptable.. where's the justice for these hardworking Americans

[@johnsteel5347]

This is the price of freedom. Either leave them alone to pull themselves up by their bootstraps or admit that the meritocracy is not working. Pick one.

[@user-cz9jf1ec8s]

They oughta pass a law that if the city doesn’t provide services to you, you don’t pay sales tax.

[@panisbread]

I thought you don’t pay sales tax in Portland tho

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

??? That would also include children and retired senior citizens who will now be denied access to public services if such a stupid law exists.

[@alexphelps7042]

Old people love voting & children are basically property

[@JoeGX460]

Man, this is sad, as a former restaurant owner. I understand their struggle. They are hard working people.

[@cyankirkpatrick5194]

I have no more empathy for the homeless because of stories like this all the time.

[@edwinsim7206]

Thanks to the media for bringing this up. These days, it seems that people in charge needs to be publicly shamed before any action is taken.

[@gregwilson5393]

The owners should sue the city.

[@Misty-gc6bq]

This should never be allowed. I hope they get all the help they need.

[@yettimannettii2039]

The helpers need more help. Care to join?

[@LouisBilodeau-k4s]

​@@yettimannettii2039 u can't help people who don't want to be helped. U wanna help. Tougher penalties for drug use.

[@joeblowbuilder4809]

I live on a different Country but I’ll thank 2kato for helping out these restaurants owners. If not for you these owners night mare will never end. Great reporting.

[@suelambert5760]

Steve, thanks for helping this business.

[@nancysaso4380]

Nobody else will care.

[@captpain1]

The city should be helping the taxpayers not the news, the news just embarrassed the city for doing nothing

[@Liz21988]

I’m so glad the news station was able to assist the couple save their retirement business!

[@estherchan6992]

Paid $30k tax, and the city government do nothing.

[@xhadebrinsbane5238]

$30K isn't much for a small business. I know people who pay more.

[@xhadebrinsbane5238]

And they are Actual Americans, NOT CCP members.

[@carolbelyeu-Alhaddad]

I live in Kansas City. We have had homeless camp out behind our house wreaking havoc, fighting all hours. Screaming at our dogs when they bark to protect us. They move them out and they camp in other areas around our property. It is a vicious cycle and it sucks!

[@kwaikcheung75]

Unacceptable by the mayor and city officials for leaving the restaurant owners helpless when they needed help.

[@ShesGottaFastCar]

This is like owning a home and someone pitches a tent in your front yard and no matter who you call no one can help you get rid of them. It’s so sad!!!!!

[@HeywoodJablowme-ro5ut]

Right and if you try and forcibly move them you're the one that goes to jail. Welcome to the liberal hellhole

[@JYes-s5o]

This is insane

[@alycedrimer6922]

My heart goes out to the restaurant owners

[@ICantBreve]

*I don't have compassion for junkies. They don't want the help. They choose to live Iike this*

[@BrianSmith-yq7ys]

It is true. There are people who loose their jobs and have hard luck. But 90 percent of these people its their preferred lifestyle

[@IRSFRAUDEXPOSED]

by design , sorry we are under attack open borders excuse to bring in human bombs ( migrants to steal rape murder) and CIA created drugs making people mental ,

[@paigeawin]

@@SlyStone67 You are intellectually and morally weak thinking that you're fooling anyone with your false equivalency and redirection from the blatant problem at hand.

[@ICantBreve]

@@SlyStone67 Maybe God wants you to take in these poor souls in. Open your doors, bud .

[@bolingorastafari69]

​@@SlyStone67how many homeless drug addicts are you housing in YOUR yard or business? Put your money where your mouth is......

[@bdg77]

This BS needs to end. And the food there is excellent.

[@tinahenderson3186]

It is absolutely UNACCEPTABLE, that the city does not intervene. Businesses and tax payers should not have to put up with this!

[@FredHomer]

God bless that couple. I pray they get their business going again

[@Whatt787]

me too

[@sct4040]

The Portland city governor NEEDS to help this couple. Shame on them.

[@theflanman1986]

The Portland city council wanted all this bullshit…they buried their own city and they don’t care…almost makes you think that it was on purpose. Same thing in every major city in this country….

[@992001jeffr]

Defund the Homeless

[@nightlightabcd]

What funding? Besides, if that were true, wouldn't that just make the situation worse?

[@Evangelion543]

Fuck no, them Crack heads need housing. The city is beyond dogshit.

[@992001jeffr]

@@nightlightabcd How could it get worse?

[@transphotography]

These people aren’t being funded. In fact, there are homeless shelters but the rules are so restrictive and inconvenient that many of them prefer to stay outside. The root problem is addiction and mental illness. Throw money and legal reform at those issues.

[@iloled2924]

@@transphotographythe problem is you think “throwing money” at a problem solved anything. The problem is how the money already being “thrown” (wasted) is being misused and misallocated. San Francisco now “throws” the equivalent of 120,000$ per homeless person per year to tackle homelessness. Yeah, great idea. Let’s keep “throwing” more taxpayer money yielding zero results.

[@Maziko_Lee]

Needles and feces by the front door??? Yikes!!!! 😱

[@BeeElle-rt8qf]

Thank you for being persistent and brave. It helps others facing the same problem. This complete story and its resolution - it is a sign of hope for others, especially in Ct.

[@rad1ist]

They need to file a class action lawsuit!

[@kevinlee7263]

Apparently, 311 is the number you call when you just want to voice your frustrations with no expectations of anything being done.

[@mybraineatseverything7404]

Apparently so is 911.🤨

[@JohnLittle-jc5bo]

The Dumbocrap Party Logo,do nothing Know nothing,solve nothing.

[@yellowbird5411]

It seems the owner called many times to no avail. It's only when the local news starts making the law enforcement and city look like they're not doing their jobs that they do something. Maybe that's the answer. Use local news for situations like this to embarrass the city for their lack of help. $30,000 a year in taxes and no help? These people lasted far longer than I would have. I hope they can remain there successfully if that's what they want to do. Maybe they would do better with a food truck.

[@NYCgirl1312]

The owner is too old to start all over. This is very sad

[@Stephanie_12345]

I have deep compassion for homeless people who respect other people's lives, but none for the drug addicted who do not care that they also hurt others.

[@dungeonsanddioramas8068]

This is disgusting! How can the city allow this

[@dianamcfarland1997]

THEY DO NOT CARE! SO DISGUSTING!!

[@liamtimothystirling1635]

They don't care about people on the street so why should people on the street care about your life your job or your business?

[@f0xixtaiail2000]

This is what the citizens of Portland voted for!

[@LuanNguyen-rj1bt]

I have friends who votes for this and now they can't stand it and are moving to oregon city. I told them don't bring your votes to clackamas county.

[@Me97202]

Nobody “voted” for this. These are the unintended consequences of trying to have a humane policy. Try to have some perspective.

[@yettimannettii2039]

​@@Me97202 "The voters" didnt' think far enough ahead did they. They "assumed" one big happy family. Look what "assuming" gets ya. Now they will all have to live with a complete destruction of a city. If they survive they will end up moving. Running like tiny snowflakes.

[@jimo3393]

​ You call this humane ? Letting people live outside in parking lots in filth. I have compassion for the homeless. I also have compassion for the hardworking people who is having his livelihood destroyed. Yes people of Portland voted for this. Homeless Americans are sleeping on the streets while illegal immigrants are put in hotel rooms, feed, given medical care. But you vote Democrat, you vote for open borders and America and Americans last.

[@joyjoy534]

Mail-in ballots and third party ballot harvesting will keep them in office. Why do you think Portland has more voters than actual residents.

[@thumperjdm]

They should stop paying taxes to the City of Portland, which is in breach of contract, by not providing the services it used to.

[@asahel980]

Yeah the govt isnt some private contractor , if you dont pay your taxes on time youll paying penalties

[@bambinaforever1402]

Yeah, then they get evicted

[@mariwillalwaysgivethanks]

Great idea! I would put that money into escrow and go to court to fight!

[@alonsolaw8380]

Its disgraceful.

[@alonsolaw8380]

It changed when the media covered this. What a COINCIDENCE😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@cloutmuzikbeats]

Steve has more respect for his local businesses than their local jurisdiction

[@xhadebrinsbane5238]

that's always how it works, do you really think the government cares about citizens? They do NOT.

[@tsangdennis1953]

If this was not exposed through the media, city officials and police would still be in deep coma. Who's the mayor ?

[@patvasu5204]

Thank you for helping them.

[@kvetadaigneault7037]

And this is why nobody want's them near by, this is far far more than being homeless, stealing from and damaging others property is a crime and should be dealt as that, poor restaurant owner

[@abdqinani2265]

Please , come to live in Iraq 🇮🇶 during Assura , the food is FREE for 60 days .

[@jonathanmoore9661]

There needs to be a GoFundMe paid by the citizens of Portland to help these restaurant owners repair their business.

[@nadabird5349]

There is. It's called taxes. Unfortunately the organizers of this "GoFundMe" do not give 2 fentanyl poops and squander the money while ignoring the problems.

[@jonathanmoore9661]

Good point

[@stinkyelk986]

Let the people take care of the problem.

[@tatersncorn]

Its called taxes. Sheesh

[@jonathanmoore9661]

Clearly working so well

[@jenniferbarry8927]

My boyfriend had the displeasure of traveling through Portland yesterday. He was SHOCKED at how bad it really is!

[@benher42]

They had to call the news to get the job done, thank you Steve!

[@woodchipgardens9084]

They said 311 is the wrong number for private property complaints, nobody explained that to the business owner.

[@Crankerny58]

I feel so sad for the business owner!!

[@revolutionhamburger]

Stop paying taxes. Defund the government. Nobody will notice.

[@chinobandito7625]

The IRS always knows. All it takes is one audit and they’ll bring your whole business down.

[@Mr-Clark]

@@chinobandito7625They’re going to shut down your already dead business? LOL. That’s like threatening a man that already has a death sentence.

[@BruceLee-lm7lh]

They would be arrested

[@priscilla.colburn444]

Government is the problem. They Take the taxes. They need to DO THEIR JOB..

[@jasonlin5460]

That customer is a gem.

[@MoMotivation0304]

WoW this is actually sad. That man is not giving up, bless him. This is an American nightmare, far from a dream.

[@vodkarocket1]

I cant imagine the hopelessness this couple must feel, all of this hard work and the city they pay taxes to cant be bothered to do a damn thing until the news gets involved.

[@Chris-em4fl]

Tolerance is Extinction

[@thegreencat9947]

I like that phrase.

[@patrickp8315]

If this story isn't on the news, the city would still dragging their feet instead of doing what they suppose to do. The $30K property tax a year is insane.

[@teohproject]

How heartbreaking g fir these business owners, thank you for reporting this. I live in nyc and it’s bad here too. Keep reporting!