As far as the benefits of temporary shelter, a little less might be a lot more. The city of Portland’s focus on new shelters may be eroding existing shelters’ ability to transition homeless ...

Dr. Helen Riess is the author of “The Empathy Effect: 7 Neuroscience-Based Keys for Transforming the Way We Live, Love, Work, and Connect Across Differences.” Credit: Portrait courtesy of Matilde's ...

Amazon's warehouse in Fife, Scotland, is about the size of 14 soccer fields. Credit: Photo by Chris Watt/Scottish Government/Flickr Two weeks before Christmas 2007, the Swedish Employers Association ...

Portland Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry division is expanding its citywide tree planting efforts with over 6,700 trees this season. Credit: Courtesy photo by Portland Parks & Recreation Scientists ...

The city of Portland hired independent law firm Cable Huston to assist its investigation into whether the Houston-based fossil fuel transport and storage company Zenith Energy violated city laws when ...

In early October, an obscure state board in Colorado did what no government in the U.S. has ever done, setting a limit on how much insurers and patients could pay for a widely used prescription drug.

Jacob Pizzo was sick when he entered the Oregon State Penitentiary a year ago — and he only became sicker. His hypertension ran unchecked as his blood pressure reached dangerously high levels and he ...

When trees are planted, Urban Forestry will follow up with care. Through the renewed partnership with Friends of Trees, volunteers will engage with stewardship for three years. Credit: Courtesy photo ...

Here’s a breakdown of some of the bills we’re following during the Oregon Legislature’s 2026 short session ...

The clock started ticking Nov. 1. That’s the day the city of Portland planned to enforce its law banning people living outdoors from setting up encampments as part of Mayor Keith Wilson’s goal of ...

The Fred Meyer at East Portland’s Gateway Shopping Center (right) closed in late September 2025, leaving residents with questions about what happens next in the under-resourced area. Credit: Photos by ...

This article was co-published by Street Roots and The Guardian. City officials are pushing back on President Donald Trump’s threats to dispatch troops to Portland to clear protesters from an ...