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

The homelessness crisis in Portland, Oregon, has completely changed the everyday lives of residents due to drug use and crime ...
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Kotek’s third homelessness emergency extension centers mental health, drug addiction

More than 4,500 of the homeless individuals identified in the 2024 Point-In-Time count experienced mental illness, officials ...
KLCC

Gov. Tina Kotek extends Oregon’s homelessness emergency for a third time

While the state has helped thousands of people out of homelessness, recent counts show the problem increasing in much of the ...

Portland's homeless residents reflect on safety, seek solutions amid new shelter options in 2026

As Portland enters the new year, the city's homeless population grapples with ongoing challenges despite additional shelter ...
Washington Examiner

Community group works to shield Portland park from crime and drug use

PORTLAND, Oregon — At 11 a.m. every Friday, Friends of Couch Park meet for coffee to discuss how to better their small space in Portland. It’s a simple way for the local community to tackle issues ...

Portland to remove 100 people from its tiny-house village because they have stayed in the transitional housing too long

Almost 100 people are set to be removed from a homeless shelter village in Portland, Oregon, that has been the center of ...
Reason

How Oregon's Drug Experiment Backfired

In 2020, Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize all drugs. Was it a catastrophic mistake? Has this famously progressive city been mugged by reality? Reason visited Portland and ...
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Portland adds 280 shelter beds as winter approaches

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Two new overnight shelters are opening in Portland. The city announced Thursday that it will open 280 recovery-oriented shelter beds to people experiencing homelessness and in ...
WOOD-TV

Fentanyl fuels record homeless deaths in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Fentanyl fueled a ...
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Portland resumes homeless camping ban enforcement, focuses on connecting Portlanders with shelter

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The City of Portland announced Thursday it will resume enforcement of its camping ban, following a pause as the city built more shelter space. Enforcement of the camping ban ...
KGW8

See the latest snapshot of Portland's homeless crisis. This is what the data looks like.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Over the last two years, the Portland metro area's homeless population saw a staggering 61% increase according to the latest report compiling data from Clackamas, Multnomah and ...
WGHP

19 mayoral candidates compete to lead Portland, Oregon, in a race with homelessness at its heart

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A lot of political ...