New Portland mayor moves quickly to open overnight homeless shelters
Less than seven days into his term, new Portland Mayor Keith Wilson had already notched a win by opening two overnight ...
Portland goes where Seattle won’t on homelessness
A new mayor with no political experience in Portland has an audacious plan — some say naive — to end street homelessness.
Since adopting its homeless camping ban, Portland has made 3 arrests for violations
Portland began enforcing the new ordinance in July 2024. Police say there have been just three arrests since then of homeless ...
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Mayor Wilson defends council vote to pay for more staff
On Tuesday, the Portland Police Bureau and the Portland Fire Bureau will offer up their list of possible budget cuts for the ...
Driver crashes, hits small homeless camp in Northeast Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. — People living at a small homeless camp just off Interstate 205 in Northeast Portland recalled a scary close ...
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City of Portland may need to slash over $100M in spending amid budget shortfall: Memo
The City of Portland, and its new 12-member City Council, is facing a growing budget gap that will require more than $100 ...
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Portland nonprofit expands anti-violence work to help homeless people
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.
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Domestic violence pushes women to Pacific Northwest streets, survey shows
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 ...
Homeless mothers seek supportive housing, substance use disorder services to break cycle
To break free from the domestic abuse and to protect her children, Rachel experienced homelessness in hopes of something safer on the other side.