Two-dozen low-income residents wait to hear their fate The saga of the Joyce Hotel has developed a new twist: The city of Portland has made another offer to purchase the building in an effort to salvage one of the last low-income housing options in downto ...
6 May 2016 - Joanne Zuhl
The new investment will go to support "A Home For Everyone," a community partnership to end homelessness Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury announced this morning a $30 million city and county commitment to support ne ...
30 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
Street Roots was glad to hear that Mayor Charlie Hales declared a state of emergency on housing and homelessness in our community this week. The question now becomes: Does the mayor and other elected officials have the capacity and political will to seize ...
24 Sep 2015 - SR editorial board
Oregonian reporter Anna Griffin talks with Israel Bayer about her special report on homelessness in Portland Anna Griffin has been around the block. After spending 10 years at the Charlotte Observer, Griffin moved west to take a job at The Oregonian. Her ...
12 Mar 2015 - Israel Bayer
The past two weeks have been chock full of tragic events, bad press and anxiety on the streets, specifically downtown. A group of kids, presumably homeless, attacked a 70-year old employee of the Portland Outdoor Store downtown. He was hospitalized after ...
21 Jul 2013 - Israel Bayer
Sex, lies and homelessness [caption id="attachment_7780" align="alignnone" width="500"] Maggie Lorenz-Todd looks out from the bedroom of her Portland home. “We’re going to do everything and anything we can to not be outside a ...
20 Nov 2012 - Street Roots
Street Roots editorial: We're losing ground, time to charge Street Roots editorial from the August 7, edition In Portland the housing options for the poorest in our town has declined by 23 percent, while the same options for the more affluent gained ...
12 Aug 2009 - Street Roots