The Oregon town’s homeless residents say it is impossible to avoid being punished for having no place to live Laura Gutowski lives just down the street from the Grants Pass home she resided in for 25 years. Her son used to play baseball in Morrison Centen ...
3 Apr 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
The Oregon Legislature wrapped up its even-year short session after approving millions of dollars to build new housing and provide more shelter beds and other services for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness Robert Day has given up on ever living ...
3 Apr 2024 - Tom Henderson
Due to its threatened status, fishing for the cherished First Food is highly restricted, but tribes still hope to continue traditions of dip-netting for smelt Served up smoked, fried or dried, Columbia River smelt is an important traditional food for many ...
27 Mar 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
Students feel unheard and unsafe while teachers feel pressure for speaking out Editor’s note: The last names of students quoted in this article have been withheld for their safety. More than 300 students walked out of school and protested at the Portland ...
27 Mar 2024 - Kevin Foster
A coalition of public health experts and environmental organizations want the county to phase out gas appliances A coalition of 25 organizations submitted a letter to Multnomah County, asking them to take action to reduce the health and safety impacts a ...
27 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Portland city auditor investigated Zenith Energy after public records revealed closed-door meetings The Portland City Auditor determined Zenith Energy violated city lobbying code in its pursuit of a Land Use Compatibility Statement, or LUCS, in 2022. In a ...
26 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
The exhibition explores the history of police violence and imaginative visions of the future Calavera Copter has teeth. The paper helicopter hanging from the rafters, casts a long shadow across a blue wall some 10 feet wide where three impressionist water ...
20 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Years-long community advocacy sees results and secures funding for improvements to the park Five years ago Mat Randol and Donovan Scribes formed a group, The Kidz Outside (TKO), with the purpose of advocating for much-needed improvements at George Park in ...
20 Mar 2024 - Ellen Clarke
OSU awarded $10 million grant to work with 13 tribes to spur economic development with hemp production Tribes across the Northwest will soon make a foray into a new economic venture: hemp production and manufacturing. On March 10, Oregon State University’ ...
20 Mar 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
After contentious public testimony, the board passed a resolution tailored for consensus The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted in favor of a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza on March 7. Demonstrators gathered outside the Mu ...
6 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden