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How a new Portland-Multnomah County agreement for homeless services may impact people living on the streets
Portland and Multnomah County have been working together for decades on how to get people experiencing homelessness off the streets and ultimately into permanent housing. Since 2016 that collaboration has taken the form of a Joint Office of Homeless Services. The five-member city commission, three of whom are running for mayor this fall, narrowly approved a new agreement governing that joint office – albeit with some changes, which county commissioners also voted to approve.
Former Multnomah County chair hired as chief of staff to new Portland Public Schools superintendent
Former Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury — once considered a likely candidate for governor in Oregon — will start Tuesday as the chief of staff to Kimberlee Armstrong, the new superintendent of Portland Public Schools. Kafoury, who grew up in a politically powerful family and served years in...
Man gets nearly 24 years for 2020 deadly carjacking in NE Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A man will spend nearly 24 years behind bars in connection to a 2020 shooting death in northeast Portland. The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office says 34-year-old Quentin Blackman was sentenced Friday to 285 months in prison for the death of 66-year-old Thomas Hammond. The...
Deborah Kafoury, former Multnomah County chair, named Portland Public Schools' new chief of staff
PORTLAND, Ore. — In her first hire as Portland Public Schools Superintendent, Kimberlee Armstrong named former Multnomah County chair commissioner Deborah Kafoury as chief of staff. In her new position, Kafoury will oversee philanthropic initiatives, climate justice initiatives and strategic partnerships, said a PPS spokesperson. This includes overseeing several...
See all homes sold in Multnomah County, July 8 to July 14
The following is a listing of all home transfers in Multnomah County reported from July 8 to July 14. There were 242 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,769-square-foot home on Southeast Olvera Avenue in Gresham that sold for $534,530.
Readers Respond to the Shifting Purpose of a County Deflection Center
The first step in addiction recovery is admitting you have a problem. It’s not clear which step is admitting that you haven’t clearly defined all the other steps, but that’s where Multnomah County stands at the moment. Last week, reporter Anthony Effinger asked county officials to explain what would happen to people arrested for drug possession after they were dropped off at a Southeast Portland “deflection center” (“Deflection,” WW, July 3). They conceded that the policy was “evolving.” Readers were not wholly satisfied with the evolution. Here’s what they had to say:
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