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People living on Portland’s streets and those working to connect them to food, clothing and shelter reacted Friday to the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass decision. The 6-3 ruling leaves it up […]
A debate is raging about whether or not Multnomah County should distribute tents to the homeless one day ahead of a Portland City Council vote aimed at curbing such activity. […]
You may not see it, but you can surely smell the result of five days of extreme temperatures on the streets of Portland’s Old Town neighborhood. Urine and hot trash […]
On the one hand, many are relieved to see the mayor taking what they call a more humane approach. On the other hand, some are still concerned about it […]
Lack of affordable housing, health care needs and a digital divide worsen conditions for homeless seniors by Ellen Clarke | 24 Jan 2024 Editor’s note: This story discusses self-harm. In her late 50s, […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Wintery weather and frigid temperatures have agencies across the Portland metro thinking of those most vulnerable: the homeless. While some agencies already have overnight warming shelters […]
Author: Blair Best PORTLAND, Ore. — With Multnomah County closing its warming centers on Wednesday, Thursday’s freezing rain made a difficult situation worse. Homeless people walk in the middle of the street to […]
The city’s private contractor, Rapid Response Bio Clean stores confiscated items in a warehouse for retrieval after sweeps, but homeless Portlanders say retrieval is next to impossible by Terah Bennett | 17 Jan […]
By Nicole Hayden | The Oregonian/OregonLive After Multnomah County closed all its overnight warming shelters Wednesday, Michael Harper trudged to homelessness nonprofit Street Roots in Old Town to get a referral […]
Author: Blair Best PORTLAND, Ore. — After the city of Portland’s daytime ban on homeless camping on most city property was put on pause, some from the homeless community and advocacy […]
