The incumbent says he’s frustrated with seemingly apathetic attitudes toward people living in unsanitary conditions on our streets Among Portland’s last four mayors, Ted Wheeler is the first to seek re-election. It’s a tough job. Portland’s mayor often ge ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The candidate wants every neighborhood engaged in helping houseless Portlanders Community organizer Sarah Iannarone first ran for mayor of Portland in 2016, earning about 12% of the vote. Since then, her profile and popularity have grown among Portland’s ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The write-in candidate would draw from her personal experiences in formulating housing policies This is the first time we’ve included a write-in candidate in our election issue, but we believe the circumstances around Teressa Raiford’s campaign warrant he ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The incumbent wants to give renters first right of refusal on home purchases and says she’s looking at how to move traffic enforcement from police to the transportation bureau Chloe Eudaly, the incumbent, went from a bookstore owner and housing activist t ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The candidate says it’s possible to negotiate a good deal with the police union, and he supports moving police budget dollars toward mental health programs Mingus Mapps decided to make a run for Portland City Council after he was terminated from the city’ ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
In a town where no year-round emergency shelter is provided, people forced to sleep outside will have relief from punitive measures A federal judge on Wednesday issued an opinion in the class-action lawsuit homeless residents brought against the Southern ...
23 Jul 2020 - Emily Green
City officials had a simple approach to homelessness: Make life so uncomfortable, they leave. Now a class action suit is the first to test the Boise decision and reveals systemic punishment and harassment for sleeping outdoors. GRANTS PASS — Kirt Morrill ...
25 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Despite coronavirus outbreaks at shelters in other cities, the county isn’t changing its practices, citing measures in place to separate sick people When the novel coronavirus was first confirmed in Oregon, details about its transmission and its symptoms ...
16 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Among the homeless population, severe vulnerability is a bigger concern than the virus’ spread, a health official says, but safety measures are called into question As of Tuesday morning, two people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County had tested ...
7 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
For Portland residents who live in public spaces, closures make life particularly challenging — and for some, terrifying Surviving on Portland’s streets was already a daily struggle before the coronavirus pandemic reached Oregon. Now, Gov. Kate Brown’s “ ...
4 Apr 2020 - Emily Green