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Holly Dillemuth/JPR NewsCounty 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. -
Anne Wernikoff/CalMattersCalMatters 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.
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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. -
With Eviction Moratorium Set To Expire, Oregon Lawmakers Aim To Get Rental Assistance ‘Out The Door'Proposal to ‘pause’ evictions draws stark criticism from Oregon landlord associations.
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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.
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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.
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The bills require local governments to give more notice before clearing encampments, and set limits on anti-camping policies.
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Homelessness has gotten out of control in the Golden State. Will California be able to solve it?
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The nation's homeless population is expected to rise in the coming months, especially if a federal eviction moratorium ends in June.
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Oregon Values and Beliefs Center polls all of the state
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There was an alarming increase in the number of homeless people who died in towns on Oregon’s Southwest coast during the pandemic. While there’s no single cause, it all comes back to housing.
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With a budget surplus bonanza, Gov. Newsom calls for spending $12 billion more to end homelessness in California. One idea: expanding motel conversions, an emergency plan during the pandemic.
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A project to convert a hotel in Grants Pass into low-income housing using state funds recently fell through. It was one of a dozen proposals throughout Oregon meant to quickly create housing to support people displaced by wildfires or who are struggling with homelessness.
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Ownership is the goal, and it doesn't have to be single-family homes
