Grants Pass

The Southern Oregon city has faced an increasingly visible homelessness problem in recent years, including a series of lawsuits.

All four of the city’s homeless campsites will be within two blocks of each other.

If two proposed sites are approved, all four of the city’s homeless campsites will be within two blocks of each other downtown.

A Josephine County circuit court judge halted Grants Pass' camping ban on Friday, requiring the city to restore lost camping capacity and ensure accessibility for disabled individuals before enforcement can resume.

Homeless people in Grants Pass now have more options for legally camping in the city.

Volunteers in Grants Pass ventured into the cold for the annual Point in Time Count, gathering data on homelessness to help determine federal funding and support services for the unhoused community.

Months after its Supreme Court win, Grants Pass faces a new lawsuit claiming its homeless policies violate Oregon state law and discriminate against people with disabilities.

On Friday morning, homeless residents dragged tarps and carried piles on their backs, heaping their belongings just outside the fence. They were given until 9 a.m. to get their possessions off the city-owned site.

In one of their first moves as a newly reconfigured board, the Josephine County commissioners unanimously decided to terminate the county’s lease with the Grants Pass Library. This puts the library’s near future in limbo.

Grants Pass made some big changes in its leadership this year, electing a new mayor and four new city council members. And in their first meeting those leaders sharply reduced camping opportunities for people experiencing homelessness.