Despite bumps in the road, Project Turnkey seeks to turn more hotels into shelters David Boone, a 72-year-old Salem man, usually sleeps on the ground, but for one night, he slept in a palace. It had an actual bed with a mattress, box spring and clean shee ...
31 May 2023 - Tom Henderson
An urgent need for supportive housing voiced in the Legislature, but lawmakers continue broad focus on housing supply Jean Hendron had a lot to say about a bill to allow commercial spaces to be used as residential housing, but she chose not to use words. ...
17 May 2023 - Tom Henderson
Amid inflation and high rent costs, Senate Bill 611 seeks to strengthen rent control, tenants rights President Lyndon Johnson said, "Education is the only valid passport from poverty," but 58 years later, Andrea Haverkamp said a lot of highly ed ...
12 Apr 2023 - Tom Henderson
Senate Bill 1076 would require hospitals to find resources for homeless patients upon discharge Ricky Bayse wanted to testify before the Oregon Senate Committee on Health Care Wednesday, March 22, but he never made it to the Capitol. He spent the morning ...
29 Mar 2023 - Tom Henderson
Bills offering millions to confront homelessness speed through the Capitol The 2023 Oregon Legislature may well be remembered as the session when the governor and lawmakers devoted more than $200 million to confront homelessness. Or so hopes state Rep. Ma ...
15 Mar 2023 - Tom Henderson
City awards mass camp contract to nonprofit trailed by lawsuits An oft-sued nonprofit is poised to play a major role in Portland’s controversial mass homeless camps. Mayor Ted Wheeler announced the city selected Urban Alchemy to run at least one mass home ...
15 Mar 2023 - Piper McDaniel
Emails reveal safety and planning concerns — city says 1,000-foot perimeters and weapons checks planned After weeks of negotiations, Marcus Lampros rejected the city’s offer. The city of Portland wanted to rent the local steel company owner’s property for ...
8 Mar 2023 - Piper McDaniel
McKinney-Vento provisions offer consistency, security to over 18,000 homeless students in the state For many children experiencing homelessness, school is where they find a safe community and predictable routine. A key piece of legislation — the McKinney- ...
1 Mar 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Landlords are evicting Oregonians at unprecedented rates. Tenant advocates say there’s no end in sight. The eviction crisis has arrived in Oregon. In 2020, the nation feared an eviction wave, anticipating a mass of renters unable to pay rent after losing ...
15 Feb 2023 - Piper McDaniel
County’s 2021 Domicile Unknown report details deadliest year on record for homeless Multnomah County residents Multnomah County’s Domicile Unknown report found at least 193 Multnomah County residents died while homeless in 2021 — the deadliest year on rec ...
15 Feb 2023 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo