Chico, CA’s Path to a Tiny Home (Pallet Shelter) Village April 2022 update… Move in Day! … and one year later. “Chico’s emergency non-congregate housing site began its operations Monday, opening for the first time as a result of the Warren v. Chico settlement agreement. The site, composed of 177 microshelters from the company Pallet,…
NPR: More older Americans become homeless as inflation rises and housing costs spike COLUMBIA FALLS, Mont. — On a recent rainy afternoon in this small town just outside Glacier National Park, Lisa Beaty and Kim Hilton were preparing to sell most of their belongings before moving out of their three-bedroom, two-bathroom rental home…. Read the…
Portland to create six large camping sites (ghettos) for those experiencing homelessness – Nov 3, 2022 Northeast Portland homeless camp tents. This photo is used with the permission of the copyright holder, Graywalls, and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Rick Bowers’ opinion. From my experience sometimes doing something, even…
A startup is using recycled plastic to 3D print prefab tiny homes with prices starting at $25,000 – August 21, 2022 Los Angeles-based startup Azure is using recycled plastic to 3D print prefab homes. The startup is now selling several models ranging from a backyard studio to a two-bedroom ADU. Azure says it can build…
Progress Report – March, 2022 Friends,Here are some updates,news items and resources from our research and outreach since our last progress report. Seaside In the News. 8-KGW News aired this segment entitled, “Seaside grapples with high rates of homelessness on the Oregon Coast.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsYmUZRJGU4 Astoria “Round Up” charity for March. Friends of the Unsheltered was…
Why building more homes won’t solve the affordable housing problem for the millions of people who need it most – November 12, 2021 Even before 2020, the U.S. faced an acute housing affordability crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic made it a whole lot worse after millions of people who lost their jobs fell behind on rent.…
Portland to set up homeless villages with electricity and heating – October 1, 2021 Villages for homeless people are set to debut on the streets of Portland, Oregon early next year. The first three government-sanctioned homeless camps, which have been dubbed “Safe Rest Village” sites by the liberal city, will be up and running at…
Editorial: [Bend, OR] Homelessness task force stuck on lack of leadership – September 30, 2021 When the city of Bend and Deschutes County joined forces to work on homelessness issues, that was progress. Together they formed the Emergency Homelessness Task Force. Elected leaders from the city and the county are on it. City and county…
Response from Councilor Herman – September 17, 2021 ——– Forwarded Message ——– Subject: Re: One more thought Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 23:57:58 +0000 From: Joan Herman <JHerman@astoria.or.us> To: Rick Bowers <rick@speak-peace.com> CC: Roger Rocka <RRocka@astoria.or.us> Rick, it would not be appropriate for a City staff member below a department head to communicate with a…
Response to Councilor Herman by Rick Bowers September 17, 2021 A PDF version of this letter is available here. Note… the PDF does contain the full email chain (only the response to Councilor Herman). Joan Herman, City Councilor City of Astoria 1095 Duane St. Astoria, OR 97103 Thanks for sharing your perspective (below): I can…