A report called emergency shelter plans in Multnomah County ‘disjointed.’ Did this month’s winter storm prove the point?

PORTLAND, Ore. – As temperatures plummeted below freezing during the winter storm that hit the Portland area earlier this month, Multnomah County had 12 emergency shelters open. They all closed as of Wednesday, Jan. 17, as temperatures were expected to rebound. County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson and Chief Operating…

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