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In Multnomah County, a major barricade between getting unhoused people off the street and into permanent housing is a lack of available property. While past ballot measures have created funds to build new housing for people leaving homelessness, the number of available apartments doesn't meet the current need across the metro region. To address this dearth of available public housing, Multnomah County officials are turning to the private market for support. On Wednesday, county leaders...

Portland, Multnomah County change homeless services oversight, Local News, Portland local News, Breaking News alerts for Portland city.

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! It’s a bit chilly this morning, but we can expect to see the sun later today—huzzah! In local news: • The man accused of shooting five traffic safety volunteers,...

Shannon Singleton, the interim head of houselessness services for the city of Portland and Multnomah County, on why she said yes to one of the hardest jobs in town.

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