Oregon lawmakers will head back to Salem this week to address police accountability and pandemic mitigation, including legislation on evictions and homelessness Oregon’s moratoriums on residential and commercial evictions expire at the end of the month, a ...
23 Jun 2020 - Tom Henderson
Whether the Legislature will convene to provide relief remains uncertain, and the Employment Department's director has been replaced in response to a massive backlog Kelsi Morrison’s livelihood abruptly ended when she closed the doors of Hair Bar 47, ...
4 Jun 2020 - Tom Henderson
To others, the reprieve from hugging and hand-shaking is satisfying Editor's note: People living alone during the coronavirus pandemic were interviewed for this story. We took the unusual step of granting anonymity upon request in order to obtain aut ...
24 May 2020 - Tom Henderson
Once politically marginalized despite their large numbers, both have a candidate in the race for Oregon House District 22, touting differing ideologies Anna Kasachev thought she would spend this spring on the campaign trail, but instead she helps her fel ...
13 May 2020 - Tom Henderson
The government's response to COVID-19 could give Americans a taste of ‘socialized medicine' and lift critics' fears, says Stephanie Nakajima of Healthcare-NOW For all the tragedy wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, Stephanie Nakajima wishe ...
5 May 2020 - Tom Henderson
Meanwhile, the money owed to landlords mounts, and a long-term solution for tenants isn’t certain A commanding majority of people who responded to a survey by the Community Alliance of Tenants want their rents and mortgages suspended entirely for the dura ...
29 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
Prison reform advocates see an opportunity to rethink who needs to be incarcerated Approximately 3,500 people have been released from California prisons in response to the coronavirus pandemic. If COVID-19 poses a greater threat to public safety than the ...
27 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
Regional officials’ focus on securing assistance years in the future does little to address today’s crisis, critics say Federal dollars might — someday — be directed toward nonprofits in the Mid-Willamette Valley to help people experiencing homelessness. ...
22 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
In a town where residents are often contentious with the homeless population, resources for unhoused residents are scarce during the pandemic McMINNVILLE — When McMinnville’s library closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic, people experiencing home ...
15 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
Farmworkers are considered essential workers, but they don’t necessarily receive essential services such as health care and unemployment benefits Beatriz Tapia fears tomorrow. So do billions of other people in a world caught in the grip of a deadly pandem ...
11 Apr 2020 - Anna Pedersen and Tom Henderson