A new mayor with no political experience in Portland has an audacious plan — some say naive — to end street homelessness.
Less than seven days into his term, new Portland Mayor Keith Wilson had already notched a win by opening two overnight ...
Portland began enforcing the new ordinance in July 2024. Police say there have been just three arrests since then of homeless ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — People living at a small homeless camp just off Interstate 205 in Northeast Portland recalled a scary close call after a driver crashed into their tents overnight.
One of the first big issues that Portland’s 12-member City Council plans to confront this year is whether to increase their ...
For the first time in six years, a downtown Portland facility will be used as a women's homeless shelter. The Salvation Army ...
Data show Oregon had the second-highest percentage of unsheltered homeless residents on a single night of January 2024 ...
A Portland nonprofit is launching a program to help curb deadly violence among people experiencing homelessness — a group disproportionately represented on the city’s list of homicide victims.
Oregon’s next legislative session already has two bills set to address environmental impacts of homeless camps and what ...
Portland is known for the artistic murals that paint the town. But people drive by or strike a pose in front of them without ...
the homeless services system is largely built for men, forcing many women to choose between violence or the street. In the forested city of Portland, Oregon, where women’s and queer rights ...