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Zach Brothers is a laid-back guy. He’ll tell you as much, if you ask, but his perfect day would be a laid-back day, relaxing, maybe fishing or playing games, somewhere with a nice view. Brothers, who ...

Matt is a longtime Street Roots vendor who recently returned to Portland after spending some time away from the city. When asked how long Matt has been with Street Roots, he laughs and answers “So ...

Cascade Lakes, Lost Lake by Mt. Hood, Larch Mountain in the Columbia River Gorge, Joseph Creek and Oregon Dunes on the coast — these are among the places protected from road building, logging and ...

In the summer of 2020, Ristom Habtemariam, a 23-year-old from Portland, was looking for work to keep him busy during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. An old friend and recent participant in Word ...

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of violence. In May, Willamette Week reported the Old Town homeless village was closing. One of the original C3PO (Creating Conscious ...

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 ...

Oregon’s Direct Cash Transfer program is among a handful of state and local initiatives testing the idea that consistent and unconditional payments to homeless youths will get them housed faster than ...

Scott has been staying in a camp on the south side of Southeast 32nd Avenue and Hawthorne Boulevard. Four or five people camp there. Scott rises early and picks up trash. Credit: Photo by Benjamin ...

Holgate House, an affordable housing complex in Southeast Portland. The city might soon have a new solution to the affordable housing crisis. Credit: Photo by Madeline Voth For residents of the ...

City Council documents from 2011 include architectural drawings (above) of the Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement building. Credit: Screenshot from Portland City Archives/Photo edited by ...

Pandemic woes and landlord harassment sparked a surge in tenant unions. Early in the third year of the pandemic, as the omicron variant unravels the small semblance of post-vaccine normalcy we’ve ...