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The Oregonian, Feb. 6, 2014 Right 2 Dream Too could have more than $800,000 to buy, lease or rent a new home thanks to the same Pearl District developers who held up the homeless community’s move to a spot beneath the Broadway Bridge last fall. Where that new home will be remains to be seen. […]
The Portland Mercury, Dec. 9, 2013 See the end of this post for a list of available shelters. They were standing with a group of young people outside Union Gospel Mission. He was wearing snowpants and boots, two jackets and a hat. She was without a hat, in a jacket and gloves, and shivering as […]
By Denis C. Theriault, The Portland Mercury, Oct. 23, 2013 I got lucky, they said as they helped me with my things. I had picked a good weekend. Relatively speaking. Sure, it’d be chilly—and it already was by the time I was dropped off with my two big Ikea bags, holding a tent and a […]
Op-Ed by Israel Bayer, Street Roots, September 18, 2013 The Pearl District for many represents a neighborhood on the rise — a shining example of how to plan urban growth, public transportation, sustainability, parks and the environment. The list goes on. Add a bustling food and art scene, a growing tech community, and a neighborhood […]
By Sara Hottman, The Oregonian, July 29, 2013 For decades, the sidewalk outside Portland City Hall has been home to a rotating population of protesters who push the limits of the city’s 32-year-old camping ban. Homeless campers stay for weeks or months to protest war, homelessness policies or the anti-camping law itself. Last week, in […]
By Denis C. Theriault, Portland Mercury, March 01, 2012 It was about 9pm on a blustery, rain-soaked Tuesday night — and, yet, thanks to a horde of Mardi Gras revelers, Old Town was unusually festive. Precisely what happened next isn’t exactly clear, but the basic inflections of the story, told by a handful of different […]
By David Stabler, The Oregonian, Friday, February 24, 2012 Hours before they bedded down Tuesday night under the Morrison Bridge, Carter “Joe” Hickman and Albert “Allen” Dean, sought shelter at an Old Town homeless tent area, said Ibrahim Mubarak, who runs the shelter. They were turned away for lack of room — an increasingly common […]
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