PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The City of Portland will soon resume issuing citations for camping, a spokesperson for Mayor Keith Wilson confirmed Wednesday afternoon.

"We cannot arrest our way out of homelessness, nor should we," Mayor Wilson said in an email to KOIN News. "We must, however, return to enforcing our existing codes on open drug use, illegal dumping, blocked right-of-way, fire, and other sanitation and quality of life issues."

He said that those who engage in unlawful camping will be subject to citation, and citations will include warrant checks. The city is considering beginning enforcement on Nov. 1.

The news was first reported by the Oregonian, which obtained video of Portland Solutions Director Skyler Brocker-Knapp telling participants in a bi-weekly meeting on downtown liv

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