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

Portland-Area Governments Inking Deal to Funnel Tourist Dollars to People on the Edge of Homelessness

But striking a deal between governments wasn’t easy.

Winter Homeless Shelter For Men Opens in Downtown Portland With 75 Beds

Portland Officials Created a Policy to Keep Homeless People From Camping Outside the Timbers’ Soccer Stadium

When WW asked questions this week, several city officials claimed ignorance of the plan, and Commissioner Chloe Eudaly disavowed the idea.

A Homeless Street Roots Vendor Was Fined $175 by TriMet For Not Tapping His Hop Card When He Boarded the MAX

A Street Roots vendor alleges he was fined $175 yesterday by a TriMet fare inspector for failing to pay, even though he’d recently purchased a pre-paid Hop pass.

Crime Novelist Rene Denfeld Says Portland Is Failing Its Street Children: “The Cracks Have Become Chasms”

“The paths out of poverty have been cut off, and I think we are seeing the results.”

Driver Veers Off Portland Highway Ramp and Runs Over Legs of Woman Asleep in Tent

Mesanwhile, another driver—who stopped traffic for hours on Halloween—fled the hospital under a fake name.

New Portland Rules Could Abolish Free Hot Soup for Homeless People in Director Park

Parks officials say they don’t want to end the food handouts—just make sure they follow rules.