The fund is also intended to keep Sotelo’s small business afloat throughout this ordeal. Sotelo’s protégée, Victoria Reader, is currently running Novo Start, according to Hoffman. Reader came to ...

With available funding nearly gone, the future is unclear for publicly funded affordable housing projects in the Portland area ...

The Clinton Street Theater is hosting a celebration of life for the Copwatch founder June 28. Those who knew him reflect on his work and impact ...

Remembering a Portland legend, Dan Handelman: anti-war advocate, co-founder of Peace and Justice Works and the brain behind Portland Copwatch, died of a stroke at age 60. (Courtesy photo by Peace and ...

Continuing efforts to rename lakes, creeks, mountains and other geographical places with offensive and racist names are happening in Oregon, often with help from tribes and Native historians From ...

For many housed people, there is a tendency to conflate unhoused populations with violent crime and danger, but crime rates tell a different story. Editor's note: This story contains graphic ...

Oregonians use thousands of single-use beverage containers every day. Recycling them is a low-barrier job for Portlanders known as ‘canners.’ Scott Atkins started collecting and recycling cans and ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. As the city of Portland clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing ...

Affluent, athletic cyclists have long dominated Portland’s cycling movement. They’re easy to spot, sporting lycra sportswear, custom road bikes, and an air of confidence as they ride in the middle of ...

The legality of Grants Pass’ homelessness policies is once again under fire. A judge halted enforcement of the city’s latest rules on March 28 while a lawsuit to toss them permanently moves forward.

One 2023 death reveals a complicated web of policy and procedures impacting the efficacy of the city’s emergency response systems It takes about seven minutes for Portland Street Response to get ...

Anti-homeless policy has been a staple of cities the world over, whether those policies be forthright, like loitering laws and sit-lie ordinances, or peppered into a city’s infrastructure and public ...