Portland’s primary sweep contractor dogged by lawsuits, concerns, complaints At the Ground Score Association warehouse in Portland’s Old Town on March 30, community members met to discuss city government actions in their neighborhoods — specifically sweep ...
15 May 2024 - Terah Bennett
Portland City Council passes amended law seeking to jail and fine homeless Portlanders after court injunction halted 2023 version Mayor Ted Wheeler and the city of Portland are again pursuing fining and jailing homeless Portlanders for behavior resulting ...
15 May 2024 - K. Rambo
As the U.S. Supreme Court considers Grants Pass v. Johnson, addressing homelessness requires more work, regardless of outcome Cassy Leach woke up early on April 22, the day the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson across the c ...
8 May 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Street Roots asked candidates running in Districts 1-4 their plans to address housing and homelessness Street Roots sent candidates in the May 21 Oregon Primary the same three questions about homelessness and housing in the state. Street Roots sent the qu ...
1 May 2024 - K. Rambo and Tom Henderson
Candidates from Districts 33, 46, and 48 share their thoughts on addressing housing and homelessness in the state Oregon House District 33 Brian Duty (D), Oregon House District 33 (Downtown, NW Portland) Brian Duty is a physician at Oregon Health & Sc ...
1 May 2024 - Tom Henderson
Street Roots asked candidates running in contested U.S. Congress primaries in and around Portland their plans to address housing and homelessness Click the links to view Street Roots' coverage of Multnomah County Commissioners, Oregon Legislature and ...
1 May 2024 - Tom Henderson
Nonprofit managing city shelter sites spent thousands of dollars and countless hours garnering officials’ favor without reporting lobbying, Portland City Auditor finds The Portland City Auditor determined California-based homelessness nonprofit Urban Alch ...
1 May 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
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