HOMELESS CENTER VOTE City council voted 4-0 last Wednesday morning, March 5, to site an access center for the homeless on Block U in Old Town, opposite Union Station. If for some reason the center can’t be developed on Block U, council also voted to keep Block 25 as a fallback option. City Commissioner Erik […]
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IPR REPORT DELAYED The mayor’s office has postponed a council hearing about a controversial report on the Independent Police Review (IPR). The hearing, scheduled for Thursday, February 28, has been postponed until March when it will be turned into a council work session—which also removes the opportunity for public comment on the report. “We’re not […]
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Asleep On The Street
Approximately 1,400 People Sleep on Portland’s Streets—and for a Night, Reporter Matt Davis Was One of Them.
“THE ABSOLUTE WORST that can happen is we’ll both be stabbed to death.” We were having a strategy meeting over a plate of spicy beef at the Republic Café in Chinatown, and Patrick Nolen wasn’t exactly soothing my fears. It was the Thursday night before I would spend the worst night of the year sleeping […]