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In his 15 years housing people coming out of prison, Mike Cross has had to turn many people away.

Nearly 5% of the people on Oregon’s Sex Offender Registry — about 1,500 — are homeless, according to Oregon State Police data. In Multnomah County, the rate is more than double, at 11%.

Researchers say sex offender registration and notification laws can be counterproductive for public safety by keeping registrants on the streets.

Preventing people convicted of sex offenses from housing and shelters can be counterproductive to public safety by keeping registrants on the streets, where they are more likely to reoffend.

Nationally recognized illusionist and local businessman Scott Anderson is teaming up with 98.7 FM The Bull to put on his new show in West Linn next month in support of Hannah Grace Family, a local nonprofit that helps families and children who are or who have experienced trauma and instability. Anderson has wowed judges and