It would take more than Multnomah County is currently planning to spend just to hold homeless counts steady, officials said.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson told an audience of hundreds Friday that the apparent decline in unsheltered homelessness he has observed in the city was real. “I’ll try not to get mired in numbers,” ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A Portland-area homeless shelter provider is set to lay off nearly 200 employees, in addition to closing several of its shelters. Sunstone Way will eliminate 175 roles on or ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Among the hundreds of complaints filed with Portland’s Ombudsman last year, auditors found a surge in those submitted by individuals experiencing homelessness. According to a ...
Leaders in Washington and Clackamas counties are set to discuss whether or not to contribute millions of dollars to Portland’s homeless shelter system on Tuesday. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson sent ...
An outreach worker speaks to a homeless Portlander as part of 2015's "point-in-time" count. Credit: Dirk VanderHart In 2015, city and county officials made a bold claim. With unprecedented and ...
As part of our series "A Year in Downtown," we're taking a closer look at substance use and the role it plays in Portland's ...
Remember Monday, when Portland shattered rain records, and manhole covers were popping off like pogs to unleash torrents of sewage into unsuspecting streets, and people had to be rescued by raft? That ...