Portland's homeless residents reflect on safety, seek solutions amid new shelter options in 2026

As Portland enters the new year, the city's homeless population grapples with ongoing challenges despite additional shelter ...
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New Pearl District shelter prompts examination of Portland's homelessness response

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson's agenda of ending unsheltered homelessness by the end of the year is moving forward. But not everyone is happy with the direction of the city and Multnomah County when it ...
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Portland mayor set an ‘unrealistic goal’ for shelter beds – and is poised to hit it. Will it end unsheltered homelessness?

Despite that success, the mayor has not achieved his larger campaign promise of ending unsheltered homelessness in Portland. In fact, the problem is worse. Nearly 7,500 people are living outside or in ...
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‘A failure’: Portland metro area’s homeless population grew by 61% over 2 years, report shows

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The homeless population in Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas counties surged by 61% over two years, according to new data. The latest Point-In-Time Count, conducted by ...
Washington Examiner

Portland residents want homeless encampment sweeps to continue

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Portland City Council voted against a measure to halt homeless encampment sweeps during a contentious meeting, following a week of jabs between the Portland mayor and ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Portland planning to charge fees to homeless people picking up towed, lived-in RVs

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The City of Portland will soon start charging towing fees for homeless people who try and retrieve their lived-in RV that was towed by the City. In August, Mayor Keith Wilson ...
Fox 12 Oregon

Mayor Wilson, city councilors at odds over proposed cuts to Portland homeless camp sweeps

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Mayor Keith Wilson spoke out against proposed cuts to homeless encampment sweeps on Monday, ahead of a scheduled vote by the Portland City Council on the Fall Supplemental ...
Oregonian

Where are people who are homeless in Portland originally from? New data offers insights

Editor’s note: In June, we asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: How many homeless people are from outside Portland and why did they ...
Sun Journal

Our expectations of Portland’s homeless need correcting | Letter

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In the Dec. 3, 2025, article about homeless people in Portland, there was ...
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Portland mayor warns city to fix homeless problem before Trump 'deploys bulldozers'

Democratic Portland Mayor Keith Wilson warned in an email sent to thousands of recipients that President Donald Trump could target Portland, Oregon, next if it doesn't fix its homelessness crisis, ...

‘Everybody is somebody to someone’: Portland memorial honors 102 people who died while homeless in 2025

The annual memorial has one key feature lacking from Multnomah County’s official report on deaths among homeless residents: ...