On paper, Oregon’s Office of Corrections Ombudsman looks like the most powerful position in state government you’ve never ...
November offers plenty to be thankful for: reprieve from summer heat, scenic fall foliage, feasts that we definitely have ...
Current and former County Commissioners, Shannon Singleton, Julia Brim-Edwards and Sharon Meieran vie for the seat ...
Street Roots general election coverage is online now. Read what Portland City Council's District 4 candidates had to say.
Homeless outreach workers in New York City, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles and San Diego have seen ICE detain and deport people in various living situations — on the street, in ...
U.S. Senators represent an entire state’s constituents, rather than representing a specific district within the state. Each state has two senators who serve six-year terms. Senators write and vote on ...
Data shows Portland police have issued 61 citations for violating the camping ban — roughly 6% of the more than 1,000 “contacts” they recorded as part of enforcement efforts. Credit: Etta ...
Oregon’s general election takes place Nov. 3, 2026. The voter registration deadline has now passed, but you can find information on how to check your ballot or voter registration status here. Ahead of ...
Portland faces record levels of gun violence and homicide. As of July 21, there have been 91 homicides in Portland in the past year, and from January through July 27 there were 688 shootings according ...
On any given night, thousands of people sleep on the streets in Portland, Oregon. They seek shelter in tents, bushes and overpasses in a city that has struggled with one of the worst housing crises in ...
As far as the benefits of temporary shelter, a little less might be a lot more. The city of Portland’s focus on new shelters may be eroding existing shelters’ ability to transition homeless ...