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No one heard the crash that killed Terrence Tombe early Sunday morning. According to those camped on the same strip of land where Tombe's rain-soaked tent stood, the nearby roar of I-205 traffic seemed to block out the sounds of a Honda sedan veering off the freeway's northbound exit ramp to SE Powell, tearing into the tent where Terrence and his cat slept, and crashing into a nearby tree shortly after 3 am. "I didn't...

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The city of Portland and Multnomah County are pooling their excess budget dollars to address the region's homelessness crisis. On Monday, the jurisdictions unveiled a $38 million funding package to create more shelter beds, fund homeless outreach workers, and increase behavioral health services for people living outside. "The houseless crisis has been chipping away at the city's soul for nearly a decade," said City Commissioner Dan Ryan at an afternoon press conference announci...

Portland, Multnomah County increase homeless spending, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

Portland and Multnomah County leaders plan to use fall budget surpluses to address the region's homeless crisis. Officials unveiled new programs on Monday.

Will efforts to rehabilitate Portland’s brand eclipse the tentative steps taken toward real reform?

August 03 2021 The unionized burger joint in Portlands Lents neighborhood is no longer safe for employees, says Burgerville CEO Jill Taylor. Burgerville has locked the doors of its Lents area eatery in Southeast Portland. The closure — billed as temporary — comes after "many months" of worsening conditions at the neighborhood burger joint, 3504 S.E. 92nd Ave., due to rising problems with crime and vandalism, the company said in an Aug. 3 statement. The iconic Pacific Northwest cha...

August 03 2021 Portland lawyer Michael Fuller says trackers attached to the belongings show they were wrongfully taken to a local waste transfer station. A local lawyer claims he has ironclad proof that belongings taken during a recent campsite sweep in Portland were unlawfully dumped in the trash. Michael Fuller, who made a last-ditch legal maneuver last week to halt the clearing of tents from Laurelhurst Park, says he surreptitiously attached Apple AirTag tracking devices to 16 personal...

City of Portland Originally published on July 28, 2021 1:35 pm On Wednesday, Portland City Council unanimously approved fire bureau protocols that aim to keep homeless individuals from camping in large forested swaths of the city during wildfire season. Following a dramatic uptick in fire calls related to outdoor camping, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, who oversees the fire bureau, asked the city fire marshal in April to figure out a humane way to get the numbers down. The fire bureau return...

by Alex Zielinski • Jun 23, 2021 at 1:20 pm Staff contracted with HUCIRP remove trash and belongings from a SE Oak encampment alongside Laurelhurst Park in November. ALEX ZIELINSKI Portland City Council will consider next week a plan to "de-prioritize" sweeping certain homeless campsites based on their location. The proposed ordinance, drafted by City Commissioner Dan Ryan, directs the city department tasked with clearing homeless encampments on publ...