The Pope Asked a Question. Portland Is Still Answering.
Pope Leo XIV issued a call to action to Americans on Nov. 4 while speaking to journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo. His statement came in response to questions about detained migrants being denied access to religious sacraments — Communion — at a facility outside Chicago. In...
This mysterious Portland castle has fascinated neighbors for decades — now you can buy...
A castle-themed residence with a three-story turret has been beguiling passersby since it was constructed during the Roaring Twenties on a corner lot in Northeast Portland. In the last decade, grass as tall as three feet high and other signs of neglect have worried residents of the Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood. On...
ICE officers reveal arrest quotas, facial recognition use in Oregon dragnet
A handful of federal immigration enforcement officers in three unmarked SUVS waited outside a Woodburn apartment complex early on Oct. 30, describing the spot in a text exchange as “target rich.”. They spotted an unmarked white van, ran its plates and followed it as it left the complex and...
Rally at City Hall calls for Portland to spend money on housing, not homeless...
Housing advocates and two City Council members rallied in front of Portland City Hall starting at noon on Wednesday to demand that the city focus on housing homeless people instead of creating large, new shelters. The Welcome Home Coalition, a key organizer behind the Metro homeless services tax that voters...
Portland just removed 1,953 homeless campsites, but critics say progress is still too slow
Portland just removed nearly two thousand homeless campsites in three months.
Number of vacant affordable housing units in Portland reaches 10-year high, study shows
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - A brand new permanent affordable housing complex opened up on Tuesday in downtown Portland—the Julia West, a 12-story building with 89 units. The developers say their goal is to help elderly homeless people get into a safe and stable living situation with on-site case managers and other...
PPS board unanimously votes to buy property for Center for Black Student Excellence
The Portland Public Schools board unanimously voted to approve the purchase of a property to establish the Center for Black Student Excellence, which will provide culturally responsive support and career pathways for Black students.
Portland’s Housing Authority Sits On 955 Empty Apartments
Home Forward, the city of Portland’s housing authority, is sitting on 956 empty affordable apartment units, according to a Nov. 7 vacancy report the agency provided to WW last month. Home Forward has 6,847 affordable units across the Portland area. That means 1 in every 7 units sits empty....
Large fentanyl ‘bricks’ found in Gresham apartment
Two men, Carlos Montoya Giron and Jocsan Soto Montoya, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and possess 400 grams or more of a fentanyl mixture after investigators found hundreds of grams of the drug in a Gresham apartment. A third person, a 16-year-old, was also found inside the apartment and told police...
Bullets strike multiple homes in late-night Southeast Portland drive-by
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland Police Bureau is investigating a drive-by shooting in Southeast Portland late Tuesday night. According to police, the shooting happened on Southeast 88th Avenue south of Holgate Boulevard. Amanda Hernandez said the shooting happened at around 11 p.m. when her family was in the...
