The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday to review the county’s tents ... and tarps to me would indicate a failure of the city and county at providing adequate shelter.” ...

With little fanfare, Multnomah County has adopted a new policy that lays out rules for how it will distribute tents and tarps to people living outside.

Defenders of Multnomah County's policies on tent and tarp distribution up to this point argue that it isn't a distraction from efforts to shelter and house homeless people, but a necessary stopgap.

(KATU) — Mayor-Elect Keith Wilson told KATU News in an interview that a Multnomah County policy to provide tents and tarps to people who are homeless ... open up nighttime shelters to care ...

Others argue that, until we have enough shelter, these items are ... on the county to resume providing tents and tarps to nonprofits to give to the homeless under new stipulations, including ...