Poverty and Homelessness

For years, the city of Coos Bay has offered scant resources for people experiencing homelessness. Now it hosts a transitional housing site for homeless people to stay while they get back on their feet.

Coming down to the wire, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers announced an agreement Friday to extend the state’s eviction moratorium and increase payments for unpaid rent.

County officials bought a motel and RV park with state funds earmarked for creating transitional housing for people facing homelessness. Now, the low income people who have been living there in their RVs are being forced out.

CalMatters conducted a Q&A with housing researcher Carolina Reid, who has been tracking vulnerable renters throughout the pandemic. She says the state could help renters facing eviction — if enough money gets to them in time.

If passed by the Senate, House Bill 2100 would rewrite state law on how homeless dollars and programs are allocated and would require agencies to employ an equity lens in their distribution.

Proposal to ‘pause’ evictions draws stark criticism from Oregon landlord associations.

The Oregon House approved HB 2004 Thursday, allocating $9.7 million to provide an additional 132 units for unhoused people and wildfire survivors through Project Turnkey.

Legislators want to spend $650 million a year to continue a pandemic program for free meals for all California public school students. The proposal will be decided in budget talks this week.

The bills require local governments to give more notice before clearing encampments, and set limits on anti-camping policies.

Homelessness has gotten out of control in the Golden State. Will California be able to solve it?

The nation's homeless population is expected to rise in the coming months, especially if a federal eviction moratorium ends in June.

Oregon Values and Beliefs Center polls all of the state