Category: NPB News
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Portland pays to relocate homeless
As reported by KOIN6 on March 16, 2016, “Portland recently got the green light to dedicate more funds to a program that would help relocate homeless people who can prove they have more stable housing options in another city. Approximately 4,000 homeless people were counted in Portland as of January, and nearly half of them…
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Ambulances to take over mental emergencies – fall 2016
Police in the metro area expect to start routinely calling for an ambulance to carry people experiencing a mental health issue/crisis to the hospital instead of the police station. Read the full story from The Oregonian.
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Cities watch as Portland allows homeless to sleep on sidewalks and camp in public spaces
From the LA Times – Portland, like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle, has declared a homelessness emergency. That allows the city to cut red tape and seek more federal assistance. The four cities and their surrounding counties account for an estimated 70,000 homeless. For full story
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Restaurant and Developer Groups Are Piling Onto A Camping Lawsuit Against the City
The Portland Mercury reports the list of people suing the city over new camping policies is growing. In a motion filed May 20, a group of organizations that believe Mayor Charlie Hales’ lenient stance on camping is illegal say they’ve found three new plaintiffs to sign onto a lawsuit filed last month. They are the Oregon Restaurant and…
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Our Park Transforms into Collaborative Artwork
What: FIGMENT is an explosion of creative energy. It’s a free, annual celebration of participatory art and culture where everything is possible. For one summer weekend, we will transform the downtown Portland North Park Blocks into a large-scale collaborative artwork, and then it’s gone, without a trace. Full details here | Photo gallery here When: Saturday,…