New lawsuit thrusts Oregon city

Fresh lawsuit hits Oregon city at the heart of Supreme Court ruling on homeless encampments
Disability Rights Oregon sued Grants Pass on Thursday, accusing it of violating a state law requiring cities’ camping regulations to be “objectively reasonable.”
New lawsuit thrusts Oregon city once again into national spotlight on homelessness
A disability rights advocacy group on Thursday filed a lawsuit to halt the city of Grants Pass from closing one of two sanctioned homeless camps and restricting the hours of the other. The new suit is the first major case following last summer’s U.
Oregon cities push for infrastructure funding, more leeway to remove homeless camps
Oregon’s cities will push the state Legislature to give them more money for roads, water and sewers, more power to remove homeless camps and more flexibility to spend hotel tax revenue on basic services.
Oregon city at center of SCOTUS ruling hit with fresh suit over homeless camp closure
Just months after receiving national attention as the plaintiff of a Supreme Court case over its homeless policies, the small southern Oregon city of Grants Pass is now accused of forcing hundreds of homeless people into one small campsite.
Grants Pass hit with fresh lawsuit over homeless camping regulations
Last week, a new Grants Pass city council closed the larger of two city-owned properties that had been designated as sanctioned campsites for homeless people.
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Law clears some past evictions from people’s records
Oregon’s state courts cleared about 47,000 residential evictions from people’s records in mid-December as required by a 2023 ...
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Oregon passed expensive legislation supporting renters facing housing crisis. Eviction cases are still climbing.
Property managers say more tenants aren't paying rent on time. Housing advocates say rising rents and stagnant wages make it ...
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Oregon sees highest level of sheltered homelessness on record, study shows
Oregon saw a 24% increase in the state’s number of sheltered homeless people between January 2023 and January 2024, Portland ...
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Fresh lawsuit targets Grants Pass’ camping restrictions
A Portland-based nonprofit claims the city’s ordinances discriminate against people with disabilities and violate state law.
Survey: Homelessness, affordability remain top concerns among Portlanders
The Portland Metro Chamber released the findings of its annual survey Thursday, showing signs of improved perception of the city.
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Portland area's homeless population grew by double digits last year
See Correction/Clarification at the end of this article. Despite efforts to increase affordable housing and keep people housed, the Portland region's homeless population grew by more than 1,000 as ...
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Oregon Has the Nation’s Second-Tightest Housing Market
When economists subtracted second homes, nine counties, including Benton, Clatsop, Crook, Deschutes and Yamhill, show vacancy ...