Starting today, Multnomah County is no longer providing tents and tarps to homeless people. The new rule will allow direct distribution of tents only during severe weather and cold weather advisory ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - On Wednesday, Multnomah County Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, who is running for mayor, announced that Multnomah County had decided to stop purchasing tents and tarps for the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Multnomah County is proposing a new policy to resume tent and tarp handouts to homeless people, just months after they paused the program following sharp criticism and a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Multnomah County plans to stop distributing tents and tarps to homeless residents, except during severe cold weather events. The new policy will take effect May 27. County Chair ...

Tucked within the basement at Rose Haven, a women's day shelter in Northwest Portland, Katie O'Brien and her team store the supplies that they distribute to those living on the streets. "There's ...

Under pressure from Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson agreed last week to pause the purchasing of tents and tarps that are distributed to people who are ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – With winter weather around the corner, Multnomah County has unveiled its first draft policy on distributing tents and tarps to the homeless. Some county commissioners said the ...

With little fanfare, Multnomah County has adopted a new policy that lays out rules for how it will distribute tents and tarps to people living outside. “Tents and tarps are life-saving supplies, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez wants to change how Multnomah County hands out tents and tarps to the homeless - including stickering County-provided ...