KGW8

North Portland homeless shelter has neighbors thinking about moving away: 'People should not be living like this'

PORTLAND, Ore. — Neighbors living around a homeless shelter in North Portland told KGW that they are ready to sell their homes and leave due to the drug use, vandalism and other livability issues that ...
Washington Examiner

Year in review: Homelessness crisis in Portland changes everyday lives of residents due to drug use and crime

People who oppose the sweeps have argued that they are inhumane and that the city is just moving people from one side of the street to the other. “Sweeps are expensive, they are cruel, and they’re ...
KOIN 6

New York Times slams Portland drug problems

PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — A series of recent national news stories and opinion pieces are largely blaming the decriminalization of small amounts of hard drugs in Oregon for downtown Portland ...
Hosted on MSN

Portland mayor set an ‘unrealistic goal’ for shelter beds – and is poised to hit it. Will it end unsheltered homelessness?

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is on the cusp of achieving one of his primary campaign promises: Setting up 1,500 new shelter beds by Dec. 1. As of Sunday, Portland has 890 city-funded shelter beds – ...
OPB

Some Democrats share Trump’s goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

A pedestrian walks past a tent encampment in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 24, 2024. President Trump has promised to sweep homeless Americans out of cities in part by forcing many into "long-term ...