Emergency shelters opened quickly and were widely used, but critics say their untimely closure deserves scrutiny The Multnomah County medical examiner is investigating four suspected hypothermia deaths in Portland, after temperatures dropped well below fr ...
31 Jan 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
In a boost for food sovereignty, the Cowlitz Tribe and volunteers annually plant thousands of the edible bulbs, an essential first food for many Northwest tribes. Come spring, thousands of qáwm’, or camas, flowers will blanket Cowlitz Indian Tribe’s triba ...
24 Jan 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
Lack of affordable housing, health care needs and a digital divide worsen conditions for homeless seniors Editor's note: This story discusses self-harm. In her late 50s, Laurie depended on $100 a month in food stamps while she lived in her car. She a ...
24 Jan 2024 - Ellen Clarke
The low-barrier seasonal shelter opens as the coldest winter months hit As the most bitter winter months hit Portland, local nonprofit All Good Northwest opened a seasonal overnight shelter in North Portland at the Portsmouth Union Church with funding fro ...
17 Jan 2024 - K. Rambo
The Supreme Court will review a lower court decision barring cities’ criminalization of homelessness In a decision expected to have far-reaching consequences for homelessness policy in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed Jan.12 to review a lo ...
12 Jan 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Part 3: Local outreach workers see improvements, but say lack of a clear process disrupts care and trust at Urban Alchemy-run villages Two local outreach workers sat in a van parked outside Southeast Portland's Reedway Safe Rest Village, or SRV, on a ...
10 Jan 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
An increasing number of older Oregonians end up on the streets while local and state initiatives seek to mend a faltering safety net The intersection of poverty and aging is a precarious place. This is the liminal space where homelessness and serious heal ...
3 Jan 2024 - Ellen Clarke
Part 2: Urban Alchemy settled a $1 million lawsuit days after Portland opened a UA-operated shelter site in July. The class action suit, brought by an employee in California, speaks to concerns about the organization’s model. Two days after the Clinton Tr ...
27 Dec 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Adult and youth day passes, among other tickets see fare increase in the new year Certain TriMet fares will increase Jan. 1, 2024. The increases, approved by a board vote in May, will range from 15 to 60 cents depending on the type of ticket purchased. Be ...
27 Dec 2023 - Bruno Crolla
Multnomah County’s 2022 Domicile Unknown report finds 315 homeless residents died amid surge in overdoses, homicides, self-harm deaths and traffic fatalities Editor’s note: This story discusses drug overdoses, self-harm and violence. A record of at least ...
20 Dec 2023 - K. Rambo