The second annual death count for Portland’s homeless shows an increase.
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They Keep Dying Out There
New Report Charting Deaths Among Homeless Reveals Depressing Stats
Israel Bayer
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Hall Monitor
We Are the Safety Net
Another bad budget year, another campaign to protect cash for the needy.
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Back in the Cleaning Business
The Portland Business Alliance Wants State Help Reviving Sit-Lie Sidewalk Law
The Portland Business Alliance wants help reviving the unconstitutional sit-lie sidewalk law.
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The Happy Rangers
Despite PBA Fears, City Succeeds with Gentler Touch in Parks
Despite the PBA’s fears, a gentler touch succeeds in Portland’s parks.
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Block Buster
The “Rich Block” Aims to Make Old Town More Like the Pearl
Will new development turn Old Town into the Pearl?
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“Domicile Unknown”
Report: Nearly Every Week, a Death on the Streets
New county report finds, almost every week, someone dies on the streets.
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Hall Monitor
A Step Toward Legal Camping
Nick Fish’s “overnight sleeping” plan is a good step toward legal camping
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This Is What Bureaucracy Looks Like!
Old Town Tent City Outlasts Occupy, Thanks in Part to City Process
Thanks to lengthy city process, Old Town’s homeless tent city outlasts Occupy Portland.
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Say Hello to the Hobo Bellagio
The City’s New Homeless Service Center Is in the Home Stretch
It’s no silver bullet, but the city’s long-awaited homeless service center is a leap forward.
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Apathy or Discrimination?
A Homeless Man Is Beaten in the Street, But Police Don’t Pursue the Perpetrators
A homeless man is beaten in the street, but police don’t pursue the perpetrators.