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The NIMBY response is seldom more in evidence than with regard to homeless shelters.

Yet, the community attitude towards homeless shelters varies widely.

In communities such as Portland, Oregon, where the weather can be quite harsh, there is an extensive network of supporters.

These operate an informal restaurant, the " Sisters of the Road " cafe, which supports both homeless shelter clientele and also some unsheltered persons.

At the opposite end of the spectrum, jurisdictions such as Santa Barbara, California, feature ongoing disputes in an often highly adversarial mode.

Disputes have even reached such schemes as re-arranging benches on city sidewalks to discourage panhandlers.

In another 2011 incident, an eight unit supportive housing project which had been approved was called back onto city council agenda the following week in order to allow approximately 35 public comments pro and con, despite the fact that the measure had just been approved.