Portland Fire & Rescue's CHAT program could be a starting point for developing a new model Of the programs described in this special report, only one has indicated interest in taking on the task of becoming a street response team similar to Eugen ...
15 Mar 2019 - Emily Green
Portland noise control officer says the sound is out of compliance with the city ordinance A loud, high-pitched beeping noise has been resonating from above the door of the 7-Eleven on the corner of Southwest Fourth Avenue and Taylor Street for the past f ...
30 Jan 2019 - Emily Green
Danielle Outlaw tells Street Roots staff and vendors that police are chasing the radio while getting blamed for problems they cannot solve Danielle Outlaw has been thrust into the spotlight. The first African-American woman to serve as chief of the Portla ...
7 Dec 2018 - Emily Green and John Emshwiller
Rural counties see the greatest increase, with 73 percent living unsheltered in those areas Homelessness among military veterans has increased 9 percent in Oregon since 2017, with 1,363 veterans experiencing homelessness across the state, according to dat ...
9 Nov 2018 - Emily Green
A mentally disabled senior's inability to qualify for appropriate assistance underscores the struggle Despite an attempt to get the most vulnerable among Portland’s homeless population into housing, some highly qualified people are being left out in ...
21 Sep 2018 - 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
With no year-round overnight shelters, people on the streets struggle to survive while dedicated advocates piece together relief At 65, Richard Bailey is tall and slender. He takes his strides slowly, revealing a pronounced limp that stems from an ache in ...
29 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Clients at Oregon Coast's Helping Hands must follow strict programming requirements in exchange for a roof over their heads. It’s working. Residents in Oregon’s coastal towns are willing to help people in their communities who have fallen on hard tim ...
29 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Lack of affordable units has become a roadblock for business expansion and employee retention in Tillamook County Lilliana Ortega, 22, turned down several opportunities close to her home in College Station, Texas, in order to accept a paid internship at t ...
22 Jun 2018 - Emily Green
Locals find they can't compete with outside money flowing into small-town elections In popular destinations along the Oregon Coast, increased tourism and the ongoing conversion of homes into vacation rentals have contributed to an extreme housing sho ...
15 Jun 2018 - Emily Green