Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Following a heated debate over tent distribution in Multnomah County last week, the county chair has asked ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County is proposing a new policy to resume tent and tarp handouts to homeless people, just months after they paused the program following sharp criticism and a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Beginning on Tuesday, May 27, Multnomah County officials will no longer provide tarps and tents to those living outside. According to the board chair, Jessica Vega Pederson, ...

Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson has ordered the Joint Office of Homeless Services to temporarily stop buying tarps and tents to distribute to people living on the street, according to a ...

Under pressure from Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson agreed last week to pause the purchasing of tents and tarps that are distributed to people who are ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Leaders from Multnomah County, the city of Portland and the city of Gresham met with community leaders to discuss the distribution of tents and tarps to homeless people, part of the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials with the Multnomah County-helmed Joint Office of Homeless Services have introduced a new policy around one of Portland's more controversial issues: how the office buys up ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Following a heated debate over tent distribution in Multnomah County last week, the county chair has asked the Joint Office of Homeless Services to pause all tent and tarp ...

Following a heated debate over tent distribution in Multnomah County last week, the county chair has asked the Joint Office of Homeless Services to pause all tent and tarp purchases.