Typically, the federal government documents national trends in homelessness. This year, a national newspaper did it instead.

Experts say the mayor’s focus on overnight-only shelters fails to get people into long-term housing with the supportive ...

Ending homelessness was a big campaign promise for Portland's mayor. Homelessness service providers say he chose methods that don't work.

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Portland has opened more than 1,500 new emergency overnight shelter beds in the first year of Mayor Keith Wilson’s administration, a milestone celebrated by the mayor as a major ...

Mayor Wilson sent a memo on Tuesday announcing his plan to remove residents at alternative homeless shelters who have not engaged with supportive services after 120 days.

In Portland, Oregon, a new mayor and the city council are in the early stages of a change of direction on tackling ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Unsheltered homelessness increased 75% between 2023 and 2025 in Multnomah County, according to the ...

Happening soon: George Porter Jr. on the Portland Patch calendar ...

Something had to be done, Keith Wilson argued, because “Portland has normalized homeless encampments.” His approach though was a type of “enforced compassion” that has been anathema in progressive ...

For years now, particularly on big topics like homelessness, the Portland metro area has had to contend with multiple ...

One of my top priorities as The Oregonian/OregonLive’s homeless reporter is to shine a light on the way homeless services ...

Even in affordable housing, many Portlanders still struggle to make rent. One woman said she was approved for assistance via ...