Clark County group pushes for camping ban

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) -- As homeless camp tents line Vancouver's streets, Amy Harris of Clark County Matters is pushing for a countywide camping ban from the waterfront and beyond.

Clark County Matters found that 84% of 500 residents surveyed are worried about rising homeless camps, drug issues and crime in Vancouver.

"I'm not gonna accept that people camping on the streets is a compassionate way," Harris told KOIN 6 News. "If we can all come together and say we are not OK with this being acceptable here...