Who gets in trouble for illegally sitting on Portland’s sidewalks?
homelessness
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Meet Portland’s “Street Librarian”
Laura Moulton Provides Books to the Homeless
Portland’s “street librarian” provides books to the homeless.
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Hall Monitor
Downtown Agony and Ecstasy
Wherein I navel gaze over the Mercury‘s move downtown.
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The Hand Lets Go
Aid for Homeless Portlanders Running Dry
Cash keeping hundreds of Portlanders in homes is about to run out.
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The Homeless Census
How Counting Every Homeless Person in Portland Is Impossible
Trying to count every homeless person in Portland? Good luck.
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Hall Monitor
Yes, the Booze Ban Is “Absurd”
“How absurd!” Portland’s booze ban won’t make downtown any more acceptable for rich old ladies.
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The Coldest Shoulder
Portland Rousts a Homeless Camp that Tried to be Something More
Portland officials clear out an experimental homeless camp that was trying hard to be something more.
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Eulogy for a Burger King
Memories of a Building Portland Wants to Forget
The abandoned Burger King, a shining symbol of urban blight on the edge of the posh Pearl, is finally swept away.
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Free Parking
New Center Offers Safe Storage for Homeless
A new storage facility downtown will let homeless Portlanders stow their stuff.
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Hall Monitor
Pee Is for Progress
After nearly two years of waiting, Portland’s second public toilet is finally accepting deposits. Will the next one take as long?
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A Really Stiff Chaser
No More Malt Liquor Downtown? No More Tallboys, Either.
Asking downtown markets to stop selling malt liquor was a bust, so this time city officials aren’t asking.
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In the Shadows
Homelessmobile
Homelessness is moving east in Portland, so a longtime service provider packs a kitchen into an RV and follows.