Portlanders Can “Rest and Be Welcome” Outside Private Buildings, the Planning Commission Affirms

An Influential City Panel Wants New Private Buildings to Provide Space for Homeless Camping

Vast Majority of Portlanders Are Displeased by the City’s Response to Homelessness

People in every racial and age demographic said the number of people experiencing homelessness is the top challenge facing the city.

County Officials Found 369 More Portlanders Officially Living on the Street

The number of homeless people overall in the county declined slightly since 2017.

Oregon Officials Deter Portland Homeless Campers With a Million Dollars’ Worth of Boulders

The latest spot? A thicket of rose bushes in the Goose Hollow neighborhood.

A North Portland Church Offered to Host a Pod Village for Homeless People. Then Campers Arrived Unannounced.

The congregation of St. Johns Christian Church agreed to provide space for homeless residents of Hazelnut Grove, but they’re telling homeless folks in St. Johns they need to get off their property.

88 Homeless People Died on Portland-Area Streets Last Year

The number of homeless people who died in Multnomah County rose sharply in 2015—to 88, up from 56 the year before. That’s the highest number of deaths since the county and the Street Roots newspaper began compiling the data in 2011 for a report entitled “Domicile Unknown.” It’s may be a first, official indication that the number of … Continue reading 88 Homeless People Died on Portland-Area Streets Last Year

Where Can Homeless People Evicted From the Springwater Corridor Go Next?

Arguments over the location of homeless camps and shelters are a perennial feature of Portland life. But rarely have the fights been as loud as they were this month. On Sept. 1, Mayor Charlie Hales is poised to sweep the remaining homeless people out of the sprawling camps along East Portland’s Springwater Corridor—a site that … Continue reading Where Can Homeless People Evicted From the Springwater Corridor Go Next?