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
As razor clam season ramps up, northern counties worry clammers will bring higher rates of COVID-19 to coastal communities Lawmakers in Oregon’s two northernmost coastal counties want clamming season closed. They've asked both the Oregon Department o ...
7 Apr 2020 - Emily Green
Lawmakers are considering weakening wetlands protections to encourage development of much-needed affordable housing A bill moving through the Oregon Legislature aimed at easing housing construction in some rural areas is at odds with regulations set under ...
22 Apr 2019 - Emily Green
Since the city rolled out the Ticket Home program, it’s been blamed for increases in homelessness in more rural areas of the state It’s a story Street Roots reporters heard again and again as they traveled to small towns around Oregon: “Portland is sendin ...
17 Aug 2018 - Emily Green
Oregon Wild’s Jason Gonzales says the environmental watchdog’s bold new ad campaign is about seeking a more ecologically responsible approach to logging Throughout March, a giant image of clear-cut forests will confront Portland commuters as it rolls arou ...
2 Mar 2018 - Emily Green
The U.S. senator from Oregon talks about net neutrality and protecting the privacy of law-abiding citizens in a new era On Feb. 25, spectators packed into a gymnasium at David Douglas High School in East Multnomah County. Despite a rare spate of sunshine ...
2 Mar 2017 - Emily Green