For many housed people, there is a tendency to conflate unhoused populations with violent crime and danger, but crime rates tell a different story. Editor's note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. In May, Willamette Week reported ...
13 Jul 2022 - Piper McDaniel
City officials did not say if background checks are being considered Neighborhood associations expanded a demand for residents of Safe Rest Villages near schools to undergo criminal background checks in a May 16 email to Mayor Ted Wheeler and city commiss ...
25 May 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Close ties raise questions about fairness in the city’s effort to alleviate homelessness After weeks of failed attempts to get homeless Portlanders cleared from several streets downtown near Northwest Third Avenue to make way for a pending event, Daniel K ...
30 Mar 2022 - Piper McDaniel