An unusual coalition weighs in on how to spend a $1 million grant to help the homeless.
Homeless
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In the Shadows
The Organic Homeless
New program delivers organic food to homeless by bike.
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Take Your City and Shove It!
The Best Complaints to City Hall
If you have a complaint, Portland City Hall has a voicemail for you. Call 503-823-4740. It’s the job of the public advocate in Mayor Sam Adams’ office to field concerns from citizens—and she fields a lot. In fact, a transcription of the complaints left on her voicemail from the last nine months spans 176 pages, […]
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Don’t Waste Your Breath!
The Best Things to Protest in PDX
Dear budding anarchists: Here’s your protest cheat sheet!
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Process Queen
Fritz Renews Sit-Lie for More Public Outreach
Amanda Fritz extends the sit-lie law for more process.
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Fire it Up!
Leading Sit-Lie Activist Fired
Major anti sit-lie activist fired, creating uncertainty about future of
the sit-lie ordinance.
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In the Shadows
Warming to Fish
Nick Fish appears to be the homeless person’s best hope.
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Dumpstering for Christ
The Holy Diver Digs for a Living—and Meaning—in Portland’s Trash
Touring Portland’s dumpsters with “Holy Diver.”
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Slash and Learn
Homeless Student Population Up; Counselors Down
As the Number of Homeless Students Increase to 15,000, the School’s 3.5 Counselors Get Creative