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PublishedAugust 11, 2021
Portland adds summer meeting to review shelter proposal, other projects
Critics worry that officials are fast-tracking a plan to build a 200-bed homeless services center in Riverton to outmaneuver a citizen initiative designed to block it, but city officials say the project is proceeding on its normal course.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2021
Council moves forward with homeless services center plans
Portland city councilors agree to have a developer continue its work in spite of calls for it to wait until November when a measure to mandate smaller shelters could be on the ballot.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Initiative to limit size of homeless shelters in Portland gets on November ballot
The proposal would limit most new emergency shelters to 50 beds, while making other changes to standards new shelters must meet.
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PublishedMay 26, 2021
Portland officials say fall referendum may be too late to block homeless shelter
City officials believe they can build a 200-bed homeless services center in Riverton even if a citizen initiative meant to derail the project gets on the ballot and is approved by voters in November.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Advocates hit streets for smaller homeless shelters in Portland
The group wants new shelters capped at 50 beds and is working to put a question before voters in November.
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PublishedMay 4, 2021
Prospective developers outline visions for Portland homeless services center
One of the proposals urges the city to rethink its plans for the Riverside Street site.
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PublishedMay 3, 2021
Estimates for a new homeless shelter in Portland approach $20 million
The expected cost of building a new homeless services center on Riverside Street is more than double the city's $8 million estimate in 2017.
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PublishedApril 21, 2021
Portland residents pursue referendum to block 200-bed homeless shelter
The proposal, which organizers hope to put on the November ballot, would limit the size of new shelters to 50 beds and thwart plans to build a new homeless services center in Riverton.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2021
New homeless shelter will ‘save lives,’ advocates say
Preble Street's 40-bed facility at the site of its former resource center will help shelter those who can't access other facilities.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
Homelessness in Portland approaching record levels
The increased numbers come as efforts to create more temporary and permanent shelter space remain in flux.
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