Oregon city can’t limit church’s food ministry to the homeless, court rules

A judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon ruled Wednesday that the city of Brookings, Oregon, cannot enforce a 2021 ordinance preventing St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church from feeding the homeless more than two days per week. The measure was enacted after residents asked the city for relief, complaining about "vagrants" engaging in "suspicious behavior" in their neighborhood.