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In September 2020, the city of Portland employees put out roughly 130 red portable toilets. Now there are about 16 left.

From Nike to Stoel Rives to City Hall, many local businesses are navigating COVID-era office culture by moving to hybrid work schedules.

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...

SALEM — Local governments throughout Oregon will be required to give at least three days’ notice before clearing homeless camps, under a bill headed to Gov. Kate Brown.

Local governments throughout Oregon will be required to give at least three days’ notice before clearing homeless camps, under a bill headed to Gov. Kate

The Oregon Capitol is pictured Dec. 10, 2015, in Salem, Ore. The bills require local governments to give more notice before clearing encampments, and set limits on anti-camping policies. Local governments throughout Oregon will be required to give at least three days’ notice before clearing homeless camps, under a bill headed to Gov. Kate Brown. The House of Representatives passed House Bill 3124 by a 40-18 vote on Wednesday morning, adopting tweaks passed by the Senate and putting the final ...

Police conduct homeless sweep at Chapman Square The Portland Police Bueau said the camp was swept because of criminal activity. Portland police cleared out a homeless camp reportedly due to criminal activity on the morning of Tuesday, June 1. Lieutenant Greg Pashley with the Portland Police Bureau said officers conducted an abatement at Chapman Square, which is carried out in the event of criminal and unlawful activity. An abatement was first conducted in the area on April 4, but Lt. P...

Nothing happened; Citys promise to clear more homeless camps produces little results on first day Monday, the city planned to clear 8 camps this week. Prior to the pandemic, crews cleared an average of 50 per week. Author: Maggie Vespa Updated: 7:35 PM PDT May 24, 2021 On Monday afternoon, the day pinpointed as the dawn of a new but familiar era in Portland’s handling of its housing crisis, Zackary Young felt stuck in an awkward limbo: he’d expected crews con...

Homeless people file suit against city amid lost possessions May 24, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Four people experiencing homelessness have filed a class-action lawsuit against the city of Portland, saying its contractors have illegally tossed their personal items when razing encampments. Workers are required under a court ruling when kicking people out to collect and store property that people can’t immediately carry away, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The lawsuit ...