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Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's agenda of ending unsheltered homelessness by the end of the year is moving forward. But not everyone is happy with the direction of the city and Multnomah County when it comes to solving the problem. Ken Thrasher has decades of experience in the private sector, including 19 years in executive positions at Fred Meyer as President and CEO. Among many other civic endeavors, he's chair of the Northwest Community Conservancy - representing Portland's Pearl District - and is on the steering committee of the homeless solutions coalition.

With a Pearl District shelter just days from opening, Thrasher returned to Eye on Northwest Politics to share what he and fellow community members think of the city's current response toward homelessness.