The open mayoral race in Oregon's most populous city features 19 candidates — all vying to lead after years of growing ...

The downtown Portland homeless camp was so well known, it even had its own informal name: The Pit. The makeshift neighborhood ...

Danny Contreras Martinez is a care coordinator for Urban Alchemy’s Clinton Triangle location. He's on a mission to give back ...

The Multnomah Board of Commissioners and the Portland City Council gathered for a joint meeting on Oct. 8 to discuss whether ...

Portland officials are mulling a proposal to ban daytime homeless camps in most public spaces as the West Coast city struggles to get a handle on the ballooning number of people living on the streets.

Many of the city and county leaders’ longstanding disagreements boil down to which agency is responsible for which task.

KGW and The Oregonian hosted Rene Gonzalez, Carmen Rubio, Keith Wilson, Mingus Mapps and Liv Osthus in a live in-studio debate Tuesday night.

Regional Long-Term Rent Assistance vouchers are helping dig people out of homelessness. They're one of the most successful ...

The Marie Equi Center, named for the famous doctor and women’s rights activist, opened Tuesday, offering wound care, connection to health services and eventually showers for low-income and homeless ...

The seat is currently held by Victoria Pelletier, who is not running for a second term. All but one of the five candidates ...

A lot of political changes are coming to Portland, Oregon. The open mayoral race in the state’s most populous city features ...