Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office has been quietly looking to expand sidewalk regulations for months, an aide says.
homelessness
Portland Has Strict Standards For Outlawing Sidewalk SittingโUnless Cops Ask
Now the recent decision to expand no-sit sidewalks has created a headache for Mayor Ted Wheeler.
As Winter Approaches, the Homeless Are Using Dangerous Methods to Keep Warm
It’s a costly side effect of Portland’s housing crisis.
In Other News
Budget cuts incoming? Winter shelter expansion!
In Other News
Relaxed camping laws, racist backpedalling, and the Thorns are champions!
Hall Monitor: Echoes of Charlie
As Ted Wheeler steeps himself in the homelessness crisis, he’s sounding more like his predecessor.
Old Town Neighbors Are Fighting a New Homeless Shelter by Citing a Decades-Old Agreement
They sort of have a point.
The Cityโs Now Using โNo Campingโ Signs to Deter Campers from Parks
And it might be working?
Hall Monitor: Back on Hoyt Street
Officials are eying an Old Town warehouse for shelter space. Will this time be different?
In Other News
Homelessness services are up! Rogue swoosh artist pays!
The Run-down Stewart Apartments Are a Sanctuary for Poor Portlanders
They might be gone at the end of the month.
Hall Monitor: The People in Your Neighborhood
Overlook’s neighborhood association has a dumb idea: Exclude the homeless!
