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.
Winter Shelter, Vaccination Clinic: Oregon Convention Center Juggling Two Challenges at Once Multnomah County officials say there’s little to no chance of people queued up for a different purpose encountering each other.
Never-Used Wapato Jail Is Now Operating as a Homeless Shelter Thirty-three people are staying at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center each night.
The Virtual Choreography of Adam McKinney’s “Shelter in Place” Installation Imagines One Giant Leap for Humankind
The Greyhound Station in Portland’s Old Town Will Become a Winter Homeless Shelter The overhaul of the bus station comes as Mayor Ted Wheeler makes a push to provide more shelter beds—and remove tents from the sidewalks of Old Town.
Portland Outdoor Homeless Shelters Are the Subject of a “Ludicrous Conspiracy” Theory, Says Multnomah County Chair Associated Press reported that a video that has been widely circulating on social media made the “false” claim that homeless shelter was an antifa camp for Portland protesters to stay.
Right-Wing Protesters Are Planning “Reopen America” Rallies at State Capitols in Oregon and Washington
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Plans to Move Forward “Soon” With Shelter in Place Order Regardless of Others’ Hesitation “We will move forward if the state and county do not act, but we are hopeful they will.”