Willamette Week

Portland Developer Suggests Defecating on Mayor’s Porch

“People should be bused up to his mansion to pee and poop on his front porch.”

Portland’s Homeless Numbers Are Flat. But the Number of People in the Most Dire Condition Keeps Growing.

About 67 percent of people living on the streets are chronically homeless. That’s up from 55 percent two years ago.

Mayor Ted Wheeler Would Support a 2020 Ballot Measure to Fund Homeless Services

Wheeler says the rise in street homelessness is not a sign the city needs more homeless shelters.

County Officials Found 369 More Portlanders Officially Living on the Street

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

Assaulted by a Homeless Man at Poet’s Beach in 2017, Couple Is Suing Portland for Negligence

The federal suit, filed Tuesday, alleges that city police knew the man was dangerous, but failed to remove him for camping on public property or threatening other park users.

2016 Mayoral Candidate Sarah Iannarone Will Run Again Against Mayor Ted Wheeler

In an open letter, Iannarone criticizes the mayor for failing to live up to “rhetoric of progressivism.”

One Day With the Squad That Removes Needles and Feces From Downtown Portland Streets

Every weekday morning, shortly before dawn, a squadron of men arrives downtown to serve as an alarm clock.

In Irreligious Portland, a Church Comes to the Aid of the Homeless With a Tiny House Village

This site, called Agape Village, is the first and largest effort by a faith-based organization to provide car camping and cottages.

Portlanders Call 911 to Report “Unwanted” People More Than Any Other Reason. We Listened In.

Here’s what it sounds like when Portland calls the cops.

Residents of a Downtown Portland Apartment Tower Were Frustrated by Crime. Then They Found Out About the Brothel.

A bust in Apartment 340 was a critical moment in a years-long investigation of the sex-trafficking operation allegedly running brothels in Portland, Tigard and Beaverton.

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