Leaders from the Portland Metro area met Friday to discuss the next steps in their Homelessness Response Action Plan.

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Portland and Multnomah County have long been at odds over the best way to address the city’s homelessness crisis. Among the current points of contention: City leaders passed an ordinance in July ...

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson announced Friday that the county homeless services department faces a potentially “catastrophic” budget shortfall in the next fiscal year, which ...

Multnomah County officials are responding to Portland City Council’s move to possibly break its multi-million dollar contract with the county’s joint office of homeless services.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement with the City of Portland on June 13 which unites the government bodies through a single “Homelessness ...

Multnomah County and the city of Portland established the Joint Office in 2016 to streamline local government’s response to homelessness.

The Portland City Council and Multnomah County held a joint session today on the local response to the region's homeless issue. Tue, 13 May 2025 09:03:54 GMT (1747127034898) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Multnomah Co. Chair Vega Pederson said on Wednesday that local officials were united in their response to drug re-criminalization, but without city leaders backing her up.

Multnomah County commissioners voted Thursday to extend a contract with the city of Portland to jointly oversee the region’s homelessness response agency for three more years. July 12, 2025 ...

City leaders will vote next week on whether to continue formally working with the county to reduce homelessness. Portland city councilors and Multnomah County commissioners met Tuesday for the last ...