Democratic incumbent Sen. Ron Wyden faces Republican challenger Jo Rae Perkins to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate Both candidates running to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate probably feel like they've been here before. For Democratic incumbent ...
28 Sep 2022 - K. Rambo
Democrat Tina Kotek, the prohibitive favorite to become Oregon’s next governor, is placing a premium on new development in her plans to address housing affordability and homelessness in Oregon — a common thread for almost every candidate in almost every r ...
23 Sep 2022 - K. Rambo
The next governor will be selected during a pivotal time for Oregon. Homelessness, pandemic-related economic hardship and a severe lack of affordable housing combine to create a time of historic need for lower- and middle-income Oregonians. Whoever is ele ...
23 Sep 2022 - K. Rambo
Save for a few exceptions, Drazan’s platform to address housing and homelessness embodies the pro-business, rugged-individualism law-and-order principles part and parcel for Republican politicians More police, police funding and anti-homeless ordinance en ...
21 Sep 2022 - K. Rambo
Mayor Ted Wheeler declared a state of emergency July 22 due to the impending danger of extreme heat, but city contractors continued sweeping homeless encampments until at least July 25 at noon While city and county agencies, as well as mutual aid groups, ...
3 Aug 2022 - K. Rambo
Street Services Coordination Center offering fewer shelter referrals as sweeps increase Crystal Kelly has lived in a tent near a bus station in Old Town for months. Homeless for a few years now, she’s been trying, as she puts it, “to get clean, to stay ou ...
20 Jul 2022 - Tyler Walicek and K. Rambo
Unhoused Portlanders swept using the tactic say it undermines safety, stability and human dignity What’s the difference between moving with one hour’s notice and 72 hours’ notice? “A lot,” DJ Husar, Street Roots vendor, said. The city swept Husar, an unho ...
6 Jul 2022 - K. Rambo
The city extends the legal window for sweeps by posting and reposting encampments, which can cause distress and logistical issues for unhoused Portlanders Imagine being told you have between three and 10 days to move, with no way of knowing if the time wi ...
22 Jun 2022 - K. Rambo
Portland city government has no plans to relax sweep criteria in safer areas following emergency order Mayor Ted Wheeler announced an emergency order prohibiting homeless encampments along an identified list of dangerous roadways on Feb. 4, drawing immedi ...
23 Feb 2022 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Analysis of sweeps in 2021 shows potential inconsistencies with CDC guidelines, instead correlate with the city's ‘reopening’ Sweeps of homeless encampments in Portland have stayed at a similar weekly average throughout 2021, aside from a few outlier ...
6 Oct 2021 - K. Rambo