A Facebook group, gaps in service and the death of a young man: How a battle about homelessness is enveloping a Southern Oregon town Southern Oregon is known for its relatively mild weather. But, in mid-December, an unusual cold snap in Medford left one u ...
26 Jan 2022 - Hanna Merzbach
Critics say the ordinance, which makes unauthorized camping a misdemeanor, criminalizes homelessness while proponents say it’s necessary for community safety The Bear Creek Greenway, a 20-mile paved trail connecting several towns in Southern Oregon, has b ...
28 Apr 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
Seven projects have been funded so far under Project Turnkey, which converts hotels and motels into emergency shelter or affordable housing In March, nearly 100 people displaced by the Holiday Farm Fire filed into the rooms of a building formerly known as ...
7 Apr 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
Under the bipartisan legislation, a nonprofit would verify that a person was experiencing homelessness, and the state would waive the fee to obtain photo identification P hoto identification is required for everything from opening a bank account to cashin ...
31 Mar 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
As this Southern Oregon community wooed tourists and retirees, its population outpaced construction of workforce housing This story is part of a series examining housing and homelessness issues in Southern Oregon’s Josephine County. Under a canopy of P ...
17 Mar 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
Now, homeless residents can sleep in the park at night, but many have nowhere to go in the morning This story is part of a series examining housing and homelessness issues in Southern Oregon’s Josephine County. Gloria “Sue” Johnson, 70, has lived in th ...
24 Feb 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
The Grants Pass City Council had approved the shelter, but under pressure from neighbors, the building's owners initially pulled out Read Street Roots' news series examining housing and homelessness issues in Southern Oregon’s Josephine County ...
24 Feb 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
Achieving even temporary shelter in this conservative Southern Oregon county was no simple task This story is part of a series examining housing and homelessness issues in Southern Oregon’s Josephine County. Update April 7: On April 5, Rogue Retreat an ...
10 Feb 2021 - Hanna Merzbach
In a part of Southern Oregon notorious for its dearth of affordable housing, a family is at risk of losing the RVs that have kept them off the street This is the first part in a series examining housing and homelessness issues in Southern Oregon’s Josephi ...
3 Feb 2021 - Hanna Merzbach