Never-Used Wapato Jail Is Now Operating as a Homeless Shelter Thirty-three people are staying at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center each night.
COVID-19 Put a Touring Production of “Antigone” on Hold, so the Director Decided to Film It Inside Wapato Jail Instead
We Asked City Council Candidates: Should Wapato Jail Be a Shelter? Spoiler alert: The candidates’ answers may surprise you.
Murmurs: Domestic Violence Allegation Leveled at Lawmaker In other news: Cameron Smith crosses the aisle for work.
The City Council Plans to Review an Exemption to Portland’s Tree Code—But Too Late to Save Trees at the Star-Crossed Wapato Jail
Owner of Wapato Holding Out Hope for Using Facility to Serve Vulnerable People The never used jail has long been a focus of efforts to find a solution to homelessness in Portland.
Portland Mayor Ends Hope of Wapato Jail Being Used as a Shelter or Treatment Center The plan for Wapato is dead (again).
Homer Williams Hedges His Bets in the Portland City Council Race Williams gives $1,500 to former legislator Jo Ann Hardesty after giving the same amount to her rival in the primary.