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Fight Between County and City Endangers Deal for $5.25 Million a Year in Funds for Services for Homeless

After passing two affordable housing bonds to build housing, the city and the county have been working to find funds for mental health, addiction and other services to help address homelessness.

Portland’s Mayor Is Struggling on the Job. And It’s About to Get Harder.

Next month will mark Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s second anniversary in one of the highest-profile jobs in Oregon politics—and he is struggling in a remarkably public manner.

Former Wheeler Staffer Says “Mayor’s Office Failing in the Eyes of Portlanders”

Former staffer offers a nuanced explanation of why the mayor’s office has a perception problem.

Here’s Where to Locate Warming Shelters in Portland as Winter Temperatures Drop Below Freezing

Here’s where Portland residents in need can find winter warming shelters as temperatures plummet.

An Oregon Civil Rights Watchdog Says a Jail for the Homeless Is a Disastrous Plan

Bob Joondeph of Disability Rights Oregon says opening Wapato for the homeless would be a disaster.

What’s Not to Like About Kate Brown?

Democrats are energized. The economy’s booming. Her opponent’s party is toxic. And yet Oregon Gov. Kate Brown’s election bid is in trouble.

Jordan Schnitzer Says Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Could Save Wapato Jail From the Wrecking Ball

The new owner of Wapato plans to tear it down—even though he thinks the empty jail should be a homeless shelter.

Who Is Not on the Oregon Ballot But Has the Most at Stake This November?

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. He won’t be up for re-election until 2020, but the final two years of his first term will be shaped by what happens this fall.

One Cost Estimate to Solve Portland’s Homelessness Problem? $640 Million Over 10 Years

New estimate for the cost of housing 2,000 people in supportive housing: $592 million to $640 million over 10 years and $43 million to $47 million a year after that.

Like Many a Portland Politician, Republican Candidate for Oregon Governor Promises to End Homelessness. He Says He Can Do It in Five Years.

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