Right 2 Dream Too, the homeless way station at the corner of Fourth Avenue and Burnside, will square off with city attorneys next week for perhaps the final round in their 20-month standoff. On July 11, a motion to dismiss by the city will be considered i ...
1 Jul 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
A new report released today by the City of Portland and Multnomah County shows a 10 percent increase in street homelessness since 2011. The latest 2013 Point-in-time count conducted by the city and county showed 2,869 individuals who were homeless — meani ...
14 Jun 2013 - Israel Bayer
The new 2013-14 proposed budget from the City of Portland is out. The Portland Housing Bureau, which oversees a myriad of housing and homeless services, is facing a $1 million dollar cut from the city budget and an additional $1.2 million dollar cut from ...
7 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Right 2 Dream Too to sign new lease, threatens suit against city Staff reports Oct. 10 will be the one-year anniversary of Right 2 Dream Too, and members of the homeless rest stop are celebrating by signing a second one-year lease with the property owners ...
10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
Extra! Exra! Even the busiest weekend plans have room for friendly smile and a good read. So swing by the local turf tomorrow morning and pick up the latest edition of Street Roots. Your vendor will thank you and you’ll be glad you’ve got your copy before ...
27 Sep 2012 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! It’s a long holiday weekend coming up, so remember to get your Street Roots on Friday to savor the news, commentaries, puzzles and poetry for an extra day! Here’s what’s rolling on the press now: An international field: The Portland World Cu ...
30 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
McKinney-Vento turns 25; homelessness still grows By Paul Boden, Contributing Columnist Passed in 1987, McKenny-Vento was intended to address the emergency needs of homeless people while the federal government worked to restore the funding which had been ...
16 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
Housing veterans, local numbers fall short By Robert Britt, Staff Writer When Army veteran Mark Townsend left the military service in the early ’70s, a decades-long battle with substance abuse and homelessness was just beginning. Addiction marred Townsend ...
14 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! If your “to do” list for the weekend is getting a little long, then pencil in a break with your friendly neighborhood Street Roots vendor and a great read. The new Street Roots will arrive early Friday morning, so don’t forget to pack a buck ...
2 Aug 2012 - Street Roots
Hunger strike ends on promise of regional conference over housing equity If there is one substantial step forward to come out of the Cameron Whitten hunger strike for housing equity, it is the announcement of a regional conference on housing and homelessn ...
26 Jul 2012 - Street Roots