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  1. Commissioner Rene Gonzalez said his decision to halt tent distribution was for fire safety. Emails tell a different story.

    A Jan. 11 memo suggests Gonzalez halted tent distribution to align with mayor’s camping ban Foreshadowing things to come, Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez halted tent distribution by Portland Fire and Rescue personnel, including Portland Street Respons ...

    2 Aug 2023 - Piper McDaniel

  2. Oregon’s legislative session adjourns

    Legislative session ends with a mixed bag on housing issues as human toll continues The 2023 Oregon Legislature convened Jan. 17. Melisa Blake died from hypothermia four days later in a downtown Salem parking lot. Legislators came to Salem with an energet ...

    12 Jul 2023 - Tom Henderson

  3. Despite historical failures, Portland wants to fine, jail homeless Portlanders

    In a city where homeless people are already much more likely to face arrest than housed people, officials have a ‘new’ proposal: warn, fine and arrest homeless Portlanders Update: Portland City Council passed the ordinance discussed in this story June 7. ...

    6 Jun 2023 - K. Rambo

  4. Tenants, landlords square off over Senate Bill 611

    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

  5. Opinion l Mental Health Association of Portland tells City Council its plan for mass encampments is costly, inhumane and ineffective

    The Mental Health Association of Portland opposes city of Portland’s camps for people who are homeless, as described in five resolutions passed by four of five City Council members The Mental Health Association of Portland opposes the city of Portland’s c ...

    16 Nov 2022 - Mental Health A...

  6. Opinion | Where Do People Go Once They’re Swept?

    Access Denied | Sweeping Portlanders without viable alternatives isn’t a plan Imagine that you’re eating cookies in the kitchen. No plate, no napkin. Standing over the counter, a dusting of crumbs forms under you. Using one hand, you collect them and form ...

    9 Nov 2022 - Hanna Brooks Olsen

  7. Kaia Sand | Camping bans, mass camps will worsen Portland’s problems

    Director’s Desk | Portland City Council’s camping-ban vote ignores concerns of unhoused Portlanders, undermines progress Like a car wrenching into a U-turn on a slick and treacherous road, Portland City Council dangerously pivoted our city when it voted t ...

    7 Nov 2022 - Kaia Sand

  8. Joint Office of Homeless Services reduces supply distribution, advocates concerned as colder weather approaches

    JOHS reduced supply distribution to a single pickup per month, advocates say this decision has dire consequences As another cold winter approaches, homeless Portlanders will soon face bitter conditions many are ill-equipped to confront, and outreach worke ...

    2 Nov 2022 - Tyler Walicek

  9. Medford City Council candidate stirs up anti-poor politics with environmentalism

    As fire danger escalates in Southern Oregon, Medford City Council candidate Matt Roberts seeks to criminalize those living on the frontlines of climate change On a sweltering October day in Medford, Oregon, five Medford police officers approached a tent n ...

    19 Oct 2022 - Sam Becker

  10. HUD's 'House America' initiative takes housing-first approach to homelessness

    Street Roots talks with key official about the program’s aims to alleviate homelessness by year’s end Communities across the country face an unprecedented rate of homelessness. Once considered a phenomenon generally confined to big cities by the public an ...

    26 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel

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