A Formerly Homeless Man From the Oregon Coast Has a Plan to Save Wapato Jail

Rick Turoczy Says the Myth of the Unflappable Entrepreneur Is “All Bullshit”

The godfather of Portland startups talks about what’s special in Rose City tech—and what it must improve.

Police Talk Down Man Who Climbed to the Top of a 290-Foot Tall Construction Crane in Southeast Portland

A man has climbed to the top of a construction crane in Southeast Portland, drawing a large police presence to the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Ash Street.

Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury Defends Purchase of Bushong Building For Health and Housing Center

Anyone working, living in, or visiting Portland knows we have a mental health crisis downtown. According to our most recent data, almost half of people living without shelter in our community experience mental illness.

Multnomah County Bought a Shell of a Building for a Portland Mental Health Center. Was It Suckered?

The county owns another piece of real estate without the funds to operate it or a detailed plan for what to do with it.

Multnomah County Announces Abrupt Departures of Top Mental Health Officials During Investigation of Neglect

Multnomah County fires top mental health officials.

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.

Portland Still Has Work To Do in Meeting LGBTQ Mental Health Care Needs

Portland is known for being queer-inclusive. But it still has work to do.