One of Portland’s first micro village shelters, Right 2 Dream Too was a model for the city-sanctioned village sites existing today. After 14 years of operation, the organization says it can’t afford ...

City Councilor Jamie Dunphy knows it’s a tall task, but he has big ideas for the Hazelwood neighborhood he represents. “In 15 years, I want to build a 14-story tower,” Dunphy said. Dunphy is talking ...

Amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown, local community networks are the first line of defense. Here’s what Oregon advocates say you should do if you see agents detaining someone. As ...

For residents of the Laureate, rent is permanently affordable. Their homes are publicly owned and governed with their input. The Laureate, in Montgomery County, Maryland, is an early example of social ...

On the streets of downtown Portland on June 18, masked federal agents pulled over and arrested a Colombian man who had just left immigration court. The incident, caught on video and first reported by ...

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. As the city of Portland clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing ...

One 2023 death reveals a complicated web of policy and procedures impacting the efficacy of the city’s emergency response systems It takes about seven minutes for Portland Street Response to get ...

Oregonians use thousands of single-use beverage containers every day. Recycling them is a low-barrier job for Portlanders known as ‘canners.’ Scott Atkins started collecting and recycling cans and ...

Portland would normally collect up front from developers unwilling to meet the city’s affordable housing standards. Block 216’s switcheroo delayed its payment. Now, it may never pay. When developers ...

Nancy Hiser can see the tanks from her home. Looking north, past a flag pole, through a smattering of trees at the edge of Forest Park, she can see a large tank operated by Houston-based fossil fuel ...

Zenith Energy is quietly coordinating with the Port of Portland to bring what it calls “sustainable aviation fuel,” or SAF, to Portland International Airport, according to public records obtained by ...

The massive lawsuit could set a precedent for holding gas utilities and private fossil fuel companies accountable for climate misinformation As unprecedented hurricanes threatened the western shores ...