I think everyone is right. How about that? Portland is an absolute shit show. Its unacceptable, its borderline lawlessness, its disgusting, its a total lack of leadership, toughness, all of it. Everyone in charge of anything downtown should be shown the door. Portland is, without question, a fucking mess. And by Portland I don't just mean the actual downtown/city square area. The outskirts, the increased gun violence, the graffiti, the tents, its complete chaos and it angers me to no end. Now...I think we here in Portland notice this clear as day, but if we spent time in SF, Seattle, LA, San Diego (yes SD, I lived there 10 years), and many other cities we would see this is quite literally a national issue. We, as a country, have no plan for homelessness and it is not a simple fix. I also think Portland has made a nice little name for itself across the nation as being somewhat of the country's epicenter of unrest. We made the nightly news for months because of the ongoing protests. As in, literally on CNN, Fox, you name it, for protesting and rioting for months straight.