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Oregon's Dismantling of Longstanding Houseless Encampment Highlights Broader Problems
For a decade, residents lived in the Sandy River Delta wilderness. Last month, they were forced out, sending dozens of people to the streets and back into a system that has already failed them.
For a decade, residents lived in the Sandy River Delta wilderness. Last month, they were forced out, sending dozens of people to the streets and back into a system that has already failed them.
UPDATE: "We Do Not Consent": Sweep at Thousand Acres Removes Longtime Unhoused Community
State contractors used pepper spray on people while removing an encampment along the Sandy River delta. The situation highlights pitfalls in Oregon's approach to chronic homelessness.
State contractors used pepper spray on people while removing an encampment along the Sandy River delta. The situation highlights pitfalls in Oregon's approach to chronic homelessness.
New Housing Committee Takes on Portland's Affordability Crisis
City Councilor Angelita Morillo says she'll introduce a policy to ban anti-competitive rental price-fixing software.
City Councilor Angelita Morillo says she'll introduce a policy to ban anti-competitive rental price-fixing software.
Mayor Wilson's Shelter Plans Are Both Ambitious and Ambiguous
Staring down a ballooning homeless population and growing death toll, Portland mayor eyes 1,500 new shelter beds. Some councilors question the logistics and strategy.
Staring down a ballooning homeless population and growing death toll, Portland mayor eyes 1,500 new shelter beds. Some councilors question the logistics and strategy.
Two Hundred New Overnight Shelter Beds Will Open This Winter
Mayor-elect Keith Wilson promised to end unsheltered homelessness. He's already helped kick-start plans for hundreds of winter shelter beds before taking office.
Mayor-elect Keith Wilson promised to end unsheltered homelessness. He's already helped kick-start plans for hundreds of winter shelter beds before taking office.
Affordable Housing Advocates Warn Slashing Supportive Housing Tax Could Be Catastrophic
As the regional government considers a handful of changes to the Supportive Housing Services tax on high-income earners, social service providers are sounding the alarm.
As the regional government considers a handful of changes to the Supportive Housing Services tax on high-income earners, social service providers are sounding the alarm.
UPDATE: City Commissioners Abandon Plans to Terminate Joint Homeless Response Agreement With Multnomah County
A Portland City Council discussion that could've ended a collaborative agreement, without a backup plan in place, has been scrapped a day after the election. The move would've cost the city more than $40M.
In a Stealth Move, Portland City Council Signals Intent to Sever Homelessness Agreement With Multnomah County
Without buy-in from Commissioner Carmen Rubio or Mayor Ted Wheeler, three city leaders asked for an ordinance to cancel a recently renewed intergovernmental agreement.
Rent Assistance Vouchers Are Helping Dig People Out of Homelessness
Service providers say Regional Long-Term Rent Assistance is among the most successful tools to combat homelessness. The only problem? A 5,560-person waiting list
What the Supreme Court’s Ruling Against Homelessness Means for Portland and Oregon
Portland must still abide by state law—policy which some experts say should be adopted by the entire nation.
Portland Approves New Public Camping Ordinance, After Facing Legal Pressure
The new rules no longer restrict camping hours, but still include fines and jail for non-compliance if a person refuses available shelter.
City, County Leaders Unveil Plans to Cut Homeless Count By Half. Not Everyone Is On Board.
Joint efforts would see about $57 million spent to open 1,000 more shelter beds and a sobering center.
Portland Aims to Have 780 Village-Style Shelter Beds Open by End of 2024
New humanitarian operations director says city will prioritize wraparound services to get people out of shelter and into housing.
New Report Highlights Major Gaps in Portland Region's Shelter, Housing, and Services for LGBTQ+ Residents
Despite Portland's reputation as a queer-friendly city, barriers to housing and shelter leave vulnerable people displaced.
Report: 315 People Died While Homeless in Multnomah County in 2022
The annual "Domicile Unknown" report shows a sharp uptick in deaths of residents living without stable housing. Some point to disconnects in local government as catalysts.
A Low-Income Housing Complex Was Lauded as a Model for Pulling People Out of Homelessness. Three Years Later, Tenants Are Fleeing.
Residents at Argyle Gardens in Portland’s Kenton neighborhood report neglect, rampant theft, and habitability issues. Some are now back in shelters.
Class-Action Lawsuit Challenges Portland's New Anti-Homeless Camping Ordinance
Attorneys with Oregon Law Center allege the city's rules violate state legislation aimed at preventing criminalization of homelessness.
Portland’s First Sanctioned Mass Homeless Camp Expected to Open This Summer in Central Eastside
California-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy will run the 150 person camp.
A Safe Place to Sleep
How an Experimental Village for Homeless Women Defied Portland’s Expectations
Portland Has a Brand New Houseless Community
Advocates Say the Village of Hope is a Sanctuary, But the City’s Planning a Crackdown
R2DToo Is No Longer in the Epicenter of Portland’s Homelessness Crisis
Seven Months After the Village Moved, A Lot Has Changed. And A Lot Hasn’t.
Hall Monitor: Incoming Calls
A Local Attorney Believes the City’s NIMBYs Can Help Fix Homelessness—and Now He Has Their Numbers
Hall Monitor: Crossing Columbia
Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Office Has Been Quietly Looking to Expand Sidewalk Regulations for Months, an Aide Says
Portland Has Strict Standards For Outlawing Sidewalk Sitting—Unless 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
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Budget Cuts Amid Surging Tax Revenues? Homelessness Officials Prep for Winter.
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 City’s Now Using “No Camping” Signs to Deter Campers from Parks
And It Might Be Working?
Hall Monitor: Back on Hoyt Street
Officials Are Eyeing an Old Town Warehouse for Shelter Space. Will This Time Be Different?
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Homelessness Services Are Up! PBOT Swoosh Artist Pays!
Hall Monitor: The People in Your Neighborhood
Overlook’s Neighborhood Association Has a Dumb Idea: Exclude the Homeless!
The Run-down Stewart Apartments Are a Sanctuary for Poor Portlanders
They Might Be Gone at the End of the Month
East Portland Advocates Are Trying to Fill a Sudden Gap in Homeless Assistance
But Their Meal Services Are Angering Neighbors
RV Camping Has Exploded on Portland Streets
Now, Cops Are Using State Law to Justify Lightning-Quick Tows
If You Build It...
As Homelessness Spikes, Hundreds of New Shelter Beds Are Being Put to Use
Hall Monitor: A Miracle Move for R2DToo?
The Camp’s Latest Proposed Home Could Be Perfect—For A Year or So
A Business Owner Was Cleared for Killing a Homeless Man Last Month
But Official Reports Raise Questions
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Kenton Says “YIMBY!” ONI Director Bounces
Portlanders Desperate for Federal Housing Assistance Won’t Get It This Year
And You Can Probably Guess One Reason Why
A Homeless Man Was Killed on 82nd Last Week
His Family Wonders Why It Was So Hard to Get Him Help
Quest for Rest
Oregon Lawmakers Are Focused on Renter Protections. Will They Ignore a Push to Help the Homeless?
Is a Tarp a Home?
Inside the Case That Could Protect Homeless People Against Unwarranted Police Searches
Right 2 Dream Too’s Most Prominent Advocate Has Left Camp
But Ibrahim Mubarak is Still Spreading the Gospel of Peer-Run Shelters, and Pushing New Statewide Homeless Protections
Hall Monitor: A Rudderless Harbor?
A Terminal 1 Homeless Shelter is Proceeding, But Who Will Run It?
Hall Monitor: Unlikely Allies at Terminal 1
A Proposed Homeless Shelter in Northwest Portland Is Making for Strange Bedfellows
Hall Monitor: The Sweeps Didn’t Stop
No Matter What You’ve Heard, Illegal Camping Never Left
Hall Monitor—The New (Old) Era of Charlie Hales
The Mayor’s Pulling Back His Most Radical, “Rational” Policy on Homelessness
Officials Have Ogled More than 120 Properties as Possible Homeless Shelters
Here’s What You Can Glean from That List
As Portland’s Largest-Ever Homeless Sweep Looms, Advocates Plot Resistance
They’re Setting Up a “Refugee Camp” and Offering to Help People Stay Put
Hall Monitor—The Biggest Whack-A-Mole
Hundreds of Homeless Are About to Be Swept. Where to Is Anyone’s Guess
Portland Might Have Found a Site for Its Next Homeless Camp
The Problem? It's Contaminated
Without Permission, Advocates Just Built a New Homeless Camp for Victims of Sexual Assault
And It's One Portland Desperately Needs
Meet the Next Wave of Portland Homeless Camps
It's Being Forged in a High School Geometry Class
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(Expensive) Affordable Housing, and a Homelessness Throwdown
Hall Monitor: New Team, Same Problems
Will Portland's New Homelessness Office Leave Out Our Latest Efforts?
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Billboard Bounced! Bay Area Love!
Portland's New Plan to Help Homeless People Leave Town Comes with Questions
Like: Will We Really Track People's Fingerprints?
The City Has A New Front In the Fight Against Homelessness
And It's Probably Not Who You Were Expecting
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