PORTLAND, Ore. — More immigrant families are migrating to Portland at an unsustainable rate. Mothers like Jamie, who has a 4-month-old daughter, said they were told Portland is a city where they could ...
Democrat voters grew tired of spikes in crime and homelessness. They used the election to make a change in some of the most ...
One of Oregon's pandemic-era programs could be the key to helping get people off the streets and into housing.
Business owner Keith Wilson ran and won the race for Portland mayor on a promise to end unsheltered homelessness in 12 months ...
Wilson ran on an ambitious promise to end unsheltered homelessness within the first year of his administration. He wants to set up a network of night and day shelters in buildings like churches and ...
Lielah Leighton resigned at the end of October after about a year-and-a-half in the role. The program is currently led by ...
The cornerstone of Wilson’s landslide win last week is a plan to establish 2,000 nighttime shelter beds within the year. He ...
Multnomah County officials held a grand opening this past June, but due to unexpected construction delays, it remained empty ...
Multnomah County has proposed a draft policy to distribute tents and tarps to the homeless, but lacks accountability and ...
Experts caution that what could seem a seesaw movement by voters is an oversimplification of the political winds.
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon legislature funded 19 Project Turnkey sites to the tune of $74.7 million. This funding allowed communities to purchase local motels and convert them ...
Those two commissioners, along with Commissioner Dan Ryan, had pledged to withdraw Portland from the homelessness compact.