Ending homelessness was a big campaign promise for Portland's mayor. Homelessness service providers say he chose methods that don't work.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Unsheltered homelessness increased 75% between 2023 and 2025 in Multnomah County, according to the latest data. Despite recent improvements in shelter bed availability, the ...

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is on the cusp of achieving one of his primary campaign promises: Setting up 1,500 new shelter beds by Dec. 1. As of Sunday, Portland has 890 city-funded shelter beds – ...

Mayor Keith Wilson came into office with a pledge to end street sleeping by Dec. 1. Today, thousands still live outside. People line up outside of Union Gospel Mission for a free Thanksgiving meal in ...

Approaching his first anniversary in office, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, who ran most prominently on grappling seriously with the city’s homelessness troubles, just made a major course shift. It may, ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — The Portland City Council voted against a measure to halt homeless encampment sweeps during a contentious meeting, following a week of jabs between the Portland mayor and ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — At 7 a.m., going for a run in Shemanski Park, through a mile-long stretch inside Portland State University known for its Saturday Farmer’s Market, there is a mix of students walking ...

Portland State University on Thursday released the statewide homelessness numbers from the January 2025 biannual single-night census, data that would normally be released by the federal government as ...

Residents are camped out near Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in north Portland. (Photo by Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle) Approaching his first anniversary in office, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, ...