Portland recorded more homicides than Seattle in 2024. What’s behind the violence?
The 48-year-old was also in and out of Portland’s downtown jail on theft, trespassing and drug possession charges over the ...
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Portland voters still worried about homelessness, but are visiting downtown more often
come downtown. However, the hurdle that still exists for the region is homelessness, with 35% of voters saying it's the biggest issue facing the region. Portland city voters were more likely than ...
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Portland mayor launches 50-bed pilot project for addiction recovery
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As part of his plan to end unsheltered homelessness in the city, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson unveiled a new pilot program on Monday that focuses on addiction recovery for ...
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50 recovery, 24-hour shelter beds to be added at Bybee Lakes homeless shelter
PORTLAND, Ore. — Fifty new 24-hour shelter beds dedicated to addiction recovery will be added to the Bybee Lakes Hope Center as part of a 17-month pilot program, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson ...
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Longtime Portland shelter providers have questions about Mayor Keith Wilson’s shelter plan
The businessman-turned-politician’s $28 million plan to dramatically increase night-only shelters will depend on buy-in from many long-standing homeless ... blanket in downtown Portland, Ore., ...
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Attorney warns Portland that county tent distribution threatens ADA settlement
PORTLAND, Ore. — As the weather turns cold and wet, tensions around the supplies distributed by Multnomah County to homeless people ... sidewalks of places like downtown Portland, they put ...
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Portland mayor elaborates on his homeless shelter plan amidst budget shortfall
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson campaigned to end unsheltered homelessness in the city, and he recently released his plan for achieving that goal: a proposal to spend an estimated $28 million in the ...
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As homelessness rises in KC, mysterious sign appears downtown: ‘Do not give to panhandlers’
for the approximate 180 homeless and other people who eat there each morning. The Downtown Council runs the Downtown Community Services Center at Seventh Street and The Paseo Boulevard offering ...
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Crosswalk homeless youth shelter to move out of downtown core and into residential area in Spokane
Eastern Washington's only licensed youth shelter is moving out of the downtown core and into a neighborhood ... adults have never entered the adult homeless system. If we can divert them from ...
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In Conversation: Jacen Greene, Homelessness Researcher, Portland State University
Greene discusses the just-released 2024 homelessness study, which showed an uptick in the number of people in homeless shelters in Portland. One challenge for ... I have people who come here and they ...
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Portland's new mayor discusses plan to end unsheltered homelessness in the city
PORTLAND, Ore. — As Portland’s newly-elected ... on how Wilson plans to tackle the city’s biggest crisis – homelessness. During his campaign, Wilson made the ambitious promise to end ...
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Portland to fund 50 new addiction recovery beds at Bybee Lakes homeless shelter
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson announced Monday that the city will use about $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds to create 50 new recovery shelter beds at the Bybee Lakes Hope Center in North ...