At 7 a.m., going for a run in Shemanski Park, a mile-long stretch inside Portland State University known for its Saturday Farmer’s Market, there is a mix of students walking across campus and those sleeping on benches just beginning to wake up. A group of four men, bundled up in gray blankets or coats with hoods over their heads, is already sharing a handle of brown liquor near a public restroom.

A typical brisk, cloudy Portland day as temperatures flirt with 50, the sidewalks are covered in an ombre of autumn leaves and litter from the bench dweller’s dinner the night before. With Portland Mayor Keith Wilson’s camping ban being enforced, there are no tents, but some makeshift shelters can be seen with tarps and a string between two poles.

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