Homeless

Grants Pass has been sued twice in recent years over its treatment of homeless residents and is still under a court injunction from one of the lawsuits.

The Longview City Council will consider stricter regulations of public camping and what "zero-tolerance" means in their community.

If approved, the deal would ban camping in seven more parks, some near schools and in residential neighborhoods.

Starting June 1 the area will be closed to all users including hiking, driving, mountain biking and dispersed camping.

National homeless advocates say the evictions show the Trump administration’s ineffective approach to a widespread housing crisis.

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

The Bend Equity Project asked the U.S. Forest Service on March 25 to delay its Cabin Butte Vegetation Management Project set to begin soon in the Deschutes National Forest.

On Friday, Multnomah County opened the books on the Homeless Services Department’s budget – and confirmed others' concerns about how that money is spent.

Oregon is bracing for federal housing staff at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to be laid off amid the state's housing and homelessness crisis.

Elected officials said they fear how deep cuts to the region’s homeless service programs will only worsen the public’s trust in the government’s ability to address its yearslong homelessness crisis. Most placed the blame squarely at the feet of Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson.