Learn languages naturally with fresh, real content!

tap to translate recording

Explore By Region

flag Portland Mayor proposes $28M plan for 1,500 new shelter beds to end unsheltered homelessness.

flag Portland Mayor Keith Wilson presented a plan to end unsheltered homelessness within a year, proposing 1,500 new overnight shelter beds at a cost of $28 million. flag The plan includes enforcing laws and opening more nighttime shelters, aiming to address the 5,398 unsheltered individuals in Portland in 2023. flag Despite a 24% rise in sheltered homelessness in Oregon, Wilson hopes the initiative will also help manage a $100 million budget shortfall. flag Some city councilors question the plan's feasibility.

15 Articles