Skid Row in Los Angeles. Photo by Jorobeq at English Wikipedia and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license. In March of 2020 the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights (and others) filed a Complaint against the City and County of Los Angeles (and others) concerning the overwhelming number of Angelenos experiencing homelessness. The…
Exploring Homelessness Among People Living in Encampments and Associated Cost: City Approaches to Encampments and What They Cost As of 2019, homeless encampments were appearing in numbers not seen in almost a century. The growth of encampments mirrored the increase in unsheltered homelessness overall and seemed to reflect a complex set of societal factors, including…
Progress Report – March 2021 Friends, Here are some updates,news items and resources from our research and outreach since our last progress report. Portland Street Medicine Organization. “Portland Street Medicine is a coalition of volunteer medical providers, social workers, care managers, and lay people dedicated to reaching our most forgotten citizens. Our clinic is in…
Letter (by Rick Bowers): What causes homelessness? – March 6, 2021 As I began to look deeper into the problem of homelessness, I asked myself the question: What causes homelessness? Of course, I knew there would be many answers, because just like any population, the unsheltered population is diverse. I was left more confused after…
Astoria’s Homelessness Solutions Task Force Meeting – March 4, 2021 An automatically generated transcript is available here. The agenda is here. Click on each link below to open a new browser tab/window. Mayor Jones clarified the role of the group in his welcome… my take is the primary purpose is coordination & communication since so…
Astoria City Council Meeting – including Goals for 2021-2023 – March 1, 2021 The City Council recently held a goal-setting work session. Staff captured the salient items discussed and at this meeting are presenting them to council for their review. With the Council’s consent the goals are now available for public comment before formal adoption.…
Bayside Housing looking to build tiny-home village – February 21, 2021 Port Hadlock non-profit Bayside Housing has partnered with the Low Income Housing Institute in Seattle to develop a tiny-home village to provide housing for farmworkers in Jefferson County. Bayside, which has begun early planning of the tiny-home project with community partners such as the…
Progress Report – February 2021 Friends, Here are some updates,news items and resources from our research and outreach since our last progress report. Homelessness Rises Faster Where Rent Exceeds a Third of Income. “Communities where people spend more than 32 percent of their income on rent can expect a more rapid increase in homelessness, according…
KGW8 ‘We need to grow’: Facing shortage, Astoria weighs rezoning for more affordable, high-density housing – February 26, 2021 ASTORIA, Ore. — Astoria officials are considering rezoning portions of the city to allow for more affordable and higher-density housing. The discussions, first reported by the Daily Astorian, come as Mayor Bruce Jones confirms Astoria is…
Editorial | When property comes before people, a crisis boils over in Southern Oregon Realtors’ efforts paved the way for the dire lack of housing solutions in Josephine County Grants Pass, the hub of Southern Oregon’s Josephine County, just saw its plan for a short-term homeless shelter collapse under the pressure of community opposition. Had…