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Records Show City Staff, PR Firm Coordinating to Polish Urban Alchemy’s Image

Facing over 150 complaints about Portland’s largest homeless services provider, city staff strategized with the nonprofit’s firm while throttling access to information.

Amid serious allegations of misconduct at Urban Alchemy-run temporary homeless sites, new public records show the city spent months coordinating with the nonprofit’s public relations firm to help polish its public image. Urban Alchemy has faced scrutiny after KATU reporting earlier this year outlined more than 80 complaints that guests filed with the city from […]

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