Oregon transportation officials have abruptly ended a yearslong agreement that tasks Portland with conducting homeless camp ...

The change also means fewer cleanups along highways and bridges, part of the fallout from the state legislature’s failure to ...

ODOT has declined multiple requests for an interview but said in a written statement that it plans to lay off "hundreds" of ...

Politics New fencing to prevent homeless camping at 1 site in Portland will cost $900K Updated: Jun. 11, 2025, 8:33 a.m. | Published: Jun. 09, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

As the city of Portland, Oregon, clawed its way out of the pandemic, it faced a new set of crises: The city’s homeless population was growing. Tents lined some city blocks. High-powered business ...

ODOT is in the process of laying off hundreds of employees amid budget cuts. Homeless camp cleanups, graffiti removal, and ...

Michael O'Callaghan greets a passerby as he sits outside Portland City Hall with his insulated, white sleeping box in 2009 to ...

I penned a My Turn entitled “Homeless Not Helpless” for the Juneau Empire. In that column, I defended then-Mayor Koelsch’s ...

In 1987, his work earned him a mention as an “unsung hero” in Newsweek magazine. When Mike moved to Portland, he helped start the Right to Dream homeless camp and garnered headlines when he ...