ICYMI: Portland is arresting people who are violating the city's camping ban AND have a warrant. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

This is one of the top five questions I am asked about homelessness in Portland. (Spoiler alert: They are mostly form here.) Grateful to academic survey work by Portland State University and Welcome Home Coalition to help me provide an answer: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

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Well worth a read for anyone who loves Portland, warts and all. Here's a gift link - happy Friday! via @jrlsilverman.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

Portland announced 280 more "recovery-oriented" overnight-only beds today. And also this: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

A “catastrophic” loss of funding is little over a week away for Head Start centers serving 2,500 children across Oklahoma. via @oklahomavoice.com

Appeals court, in 2 to 1 split, clears path for Trump to deploy Oregon National Guard in Portland www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Vi @maxbernstein.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

This move tracks with what I’m seeing right here in Portland with how this administration treats the press. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

In case you were wondering if what Trump is doing regarding media can be considered propaganda: nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

WaPo joins NYT, CNN, The Atlantic, Guardian and others, according to @ScottNover, in announcing it won't sign the Pentagon's controversial new press policy.

Chicago not letting Portland have all the fun 🐧

What's life really like here, according to Portlanders?

“A lot of people just keep their eyes closed and keep walking” when they see a homeless person, she said. To see a huge space full of items donated for someone like her to get a fresh start, she said, “gives you hope.” www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

The question of who gets to tell the story is a critically important one right now. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

“It appears the federal government is engaging in prohibited viewpoint discrimination by targeting demonstrators based on the content of their speech, while favoring those with whom the federal government agrees,” he wrote.

THere's been a lot of news since Thursday, but ICYMI: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

Right, so I know there's a lot going on out there, but if you can look away from the "mayhem" for a moment, Portland, you'll want to read this one: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Props to @alexzee.bsky.social for capturing an inside view of one of the mayor's Salvation Army-run overnight-only shelters. This is a carefully and sensitively written story placed firmly in the context of Mayor Wilson's overarching homelessness policy. Read to the end. www.opb.org/article/2025...

Took a little drive today past the ICE building to get a sense of where we Portlanders are on the war-ravaged spectrum, and there was just one guy blowing bubbles and some journalists.

Well, this move by the Trump administration would likely make homelessness worse in Portland (and the rest of Oregon). Will be paying attention to how it trickles down in the tri-county area... www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

White House: “The Radical Left’s reign of terror in Portland ends now, with President Donald J. Trump mobilizing federal resources to stop Antifa-led hellfire in its tracks.” www.oregonlive.com/portland/202...

The Oregon National Guard said it has begun the process of mobilizing guard members with law enforcement experience to comply with President Donald Trump’s deployment order for 200 troops in Portland, but it could be next week before there are actual boots on the ground.

This story came to me from people who had been inside the shelter. I have been told press cannot stay in a Salvation Army shelter overnight. If you have stayed or worked in a city shelter and want to talk, my contact info is at the end of the story. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

A hard look at the soft rules governing one of Mayor Wilson’s overnight shelters by @lmonghughes.bsky.social:

ICYMI - Dwight Minnieweather, executive director of Straightway Services, and Latoya West, Straightway’s lead site coordinator, have categorically denied the allegations. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

News: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

“To me, it’s just (the mayor) trying to bluff the community that he’s doing what he said he would do,” Michelle said. “And he’s just putting a Band-Aid on it. A cheap Band-Aid too, like the grocery store kind, not Band-Aid brand.” www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

ICYMI - Good work from Senya Scott on the mayor's plan to reunite (his word) homeless people in Portland with their families in other states. www.wweek.com/news/2025/08...

In the latest episode of Stump Talk, Mayor Wilson discusses his hallmark shelter plan, council pushback, and neighborhood opposition. With commentary from Lillian Mongeau Hughes of The Oregonian. @mayorkwilson.bsky.social @lmonghughes.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/5asi...

Our latest shorty on Mayor Wilson's unique approach to tackling homelessness in Portland. With @shanedkavanaugh.bsky.social www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

I've never received as many thank you notes as I did for this Q&A on addiction with Dr. Amanda Risser of Central City Concern. I think it speaks to how much people worry about issues and people in their communities and then really want to know the answers. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

On its first night, the Pearl District shelter on 1435 Northwest Northrup Street will accommodate up to 40 guests, with plans to increase to 100 guests per night by October. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

That time a mayor promised 1,500 new shelter beds and then pivoted - deciding he would instead add "the right beds." (Spoiler alert, this isn't a Portland story.) www.sfexaminer.com/news/housing...

ICYMI - Portland Mayor Keith Wilson continues to plan city new services for homeless folks. TBD how it turns out. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

I've noticed a pageview trend as I've tracked my readership at @oregonian.com. No one reads about homeless kids. The NUMBER ONE risk factor for adult homelessness is being homeless as an child. So you guys - read about the kids! www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Just watched this with my kids. The five year old then wanted me to sing “This is me” for her lullaby. Appreciate her confidence in me, but 😳

More than 1,000 Oregon interest groups spent what appears to be a record amount on lobbying in the first half of 2025 - $32.9 million - attempting to influence Oregon lawmakers during this year’s 6-month legislative session @carlosfuentes.bsky.social reports. www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

I'm not sure why the algorithm on here keeps feeding me happy animal posts when I'm not much of an animal or pet person, but I will admit it's working to lighten the mood. More because the animals don't seem to know what we humans are up to, and watching their ignorance is lovely.

ICYMI - a worthwhile read by @wweek.com www.wweek.com/news/2025/07...

ICYMI - The neighbors of this new shelter also have a hot take on what it will mean to have people sleeping in this old church every night, but it's a lot less hot than their Pearl District neighbors... www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Here's a look at the room in Oregon where homelessness actually starts for far too many people: www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...

Props to @anthonyeff.bsky.social for a great get on the wild story behind a guy supposedly trying to singlehandedly save Rockwood. A county-funded family shelter closed their recently and Anthony's story explains why that was just the tip of the iceberg: www.wweek.com/news/2025/07...

I am aware that step one in media training is to teach people to tell journalists they've asked a good question as a way to both flatter the journalist and stall for time. But I'm such a sucker for being told I've asked a good question that it still works every time.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

This Beaverton man, who was pulled over while dropping his child off at preschool, is married to a U.S. citizen and int he process of applying for a green card. via @opb.org

Oregon Hospitals Are Bracing for Medicaid Cuts That Will Hit Harder Here Than in Most States. Weakening the safety net program will cost everybody. Read our latest from @krathore.bsky.social: www.oregonjournalismproject.org/medicaid-cuts

True of False: New overnight shelters bring crime to the neighborhoods where they are built. Read to find out! www.oregonlive.com/politics/202...