Talking to Portland’s Most Vulnerable Residents About Winter Shelters—Including a Man With a Blowtorch Who Didn’t Want to Go to One COVID tests were one of the main reasons people gave for staying away from the severe weather shelters. Others said they were worried about losing their tents and belongings.
As Snow Creeps Toward Portland, Severe Weather Homeless Shelters Will Stay Open It’s the second night of the season, the city and county will turn away no one at homeless shelters for people seeking refuge from the cold.