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Without parking, car and RV dwellers have nowhere to go

COMMENTARY | Cities must do better at counting residents who live in their automobiles, and then provide them with services and ample parking

Graham Pruss

October 18, 2019

Kerry holds a picture of his friend Andy

We value the lives of all 92 who died homeless in 2018

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The yearly Domicile Unknown count underscores the urgent need for reliable health care

Kaia Sand

October 16, 2019

Department of Housing and Urban Development building

With grant to tackle teen homelessness, Clackamas County taps youths for ideas

Among young people’s recommendations are better mediation services to prevent homelessness

Libby Dowsett

September 27, 2019

Assault on tent campers among spate of violence against unhoused

Injured when a truck rammed his tent, a Portland man says he's had to stop working

John Emshwiller

September 27, 2019

We stand firm against dangerous White House rhetoric on homelessness

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The Council of Economic Advisers is wrong to recommend a police response

Kaia Sand

September 27, 2019

Street signs showing intersection of Wall Street and Main Street

Wall Street speculators and the loss of affordable housing

COMMENTARY | Investment giants are inflating Portland housing prices, a local expert argues

Mary King

September 13, 2019

Illustration: Figure of white person on a large white block next to figure of a black person on a small black block

Blumenauer zeroes in on the housing crisis and its racist roots

The congressman from Portland hopes to flip the script on centuries of government-sanctioned discrimination

Joanne Zuhl

September 13, 2019

Homeless shelter opens in River District in Portland

PHOTO STORY | The 24-hour navigation center includes intensive case management services

August 30, 2019

Student homelessness that touches close to home

DIRECTOR’S DESK | My grandmother’s story resonates today

Kaia Sand

August 30, 2019

To confront the housing crisis, it is time to think big

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The homeless numbers are big. The geographic scope of the crisis is big. And the investment required of us is big. Our vision must be, too.

Kaia Sand

August 23, 2019