Oregon State

Clark County, WA

Portland, OR

Mayor Ted Wheeler is floating a proposal to use previously homeless Portlanders to convince people living outside to move into shelter — and decide who should be penalized for refusing to do so. The plan follows Portland City Council’s November push to ban homeless camping by 2024 and create...

In enforcing Portland camping ban, Mayor Ted Wheeler wants help from people who have experienced homelessness

The high cost of housing in Portland has put homeownership out of reach for people of color. A new report by the city’s housing bureau finds that in 2022, Portlanders identifying as Black, Native American, and Latino were unable to afford the cost of a house anywhere within city limits, based on average household incomes. These findings come as the city and state have committed funding and policy changes to increase the amount of affordable housing in the region.

People of color can’t afford to live in Portland, report finds

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Pay issues and finger-pointing: When the Clark County Jail left its sheriff

Your browser does not support the audio element. One afternoon in late July, deputies at the Clark County Jail received an email that landed like an...

Pay issues and finger-pointing: When the Clark County Jail left its sheriff

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