Elected officials across the state are scrambling to do something to reduce homelessness in Oregon. In March, the Oregon Legislature fast-tracked $200 million in spending to address housing and homelessness. The City of Portland is fumbling around to find space for sanctioned homeless camp sites. Multnomah County is considering buying a 241-room hotel to house […]
Over the last decade, while three quadrants—Northeast, Northwest, and Southeast–of the City of Portland became sorely inflicted with the scourge of homelessness, Southwest Portland, particularly the Far Southwest districts, remained largely immune. That is changing. A particularly debased encampment has sprung up under the SW Barbur Blvd. overpass at the Multnomah Village exit. Lodged on […]
Only candidate with proven experience as a trusted physician, job creator Dr. John Di Paola announced, today, his bid for Oregon’s fifth Congressional District. Dr. Di Paola is a Republican who brings decades of expertise as a medical professional and small business owner to the race. Dr. Di Paola is running for Congress to end […]
If you guessed that Oregonians think homelessness is the most important problem facing the state, you’d be right. That’s no surprise. What’s surprising is what came in second. It turns out, according to a poll by DHM Research, more than 1-in-6 Oregonians think politicians and government are the biggest problem facing our state. At the […]
Oregon guidelines for the 2020 fall semester have been remarkably inconsistent, causing confusion and mayhem for faculty, parents, and students alike. The Oregon Department of Education recently released new guidelines that allow students with special needs to have limited in-person instruction but with reduced hours and class size. This includes students with disabilities, English language […]
Homelessness is reaching epidemic proportions in America. On a single night in January 2018, there were 552,830 people experiencing homelessness in the United States. Slightly more than 1/3 of them – 35% – were unsheltered individuals. Government policies clearly have something to do with the problem. According to HUD, California has more than half of […]
It was early Sunday morning and I was listening to the radio as I was making my breakfast. On KXL they were doing an interview of Bill Russell, selected by Portland Metro Area Realtors to be Portland’s First Citizen. The name I recognized immediately because Bill and I were in the Gresham Rotary. What I […]
