@lrmongeau

I’m listening. Homelessness Reporter @Oregonian | Alum: @SeattleTimes @OPB @hechingerreport | Questions? Tips? [email protected] & 971-484-3150

 Portland, OR
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“By design, we’re working with folks who have fallen through all of the cracks. If there was an easy solution it would have been tried already.” Sgt. Josh Silverman, Portland police oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

How one Portland police unit helps mentally ill people bridge ‘two nearly broken systems’

“We’re working with folks who have fallen through all of the cracks," said a sergeant. "If there was an easy solution it would have been tried already.”

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This is one of the top five questions I am asked about homelessness in Portland. (Spoiler alert: They are mostly form here.) Grateful to academic survey work by Portland State University and @WelcomeHomeOrg that helped me provide an answer: oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

Where are people who are homeless in Portland originally from? New data offers insights

The answer to the question about where people are from is not as simple as it sounds.

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Well worth a read for anyone who loves Portland, warts and all. Here's a gift link - happy Friday! via @jrlsilverman oregonlive.com/portland/2025…

In a Portland under presidential provocation, civic pride makes a comeback

With national headlines celebrating the city's exportable brand of "tactical whimsy," Portland is shaking off its post-pandemic doldrums.

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Portland announced 280 more "recovery-oriented" overnight-only beds today. And also this: oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

911 calls triple after overnight only shelter opens in North Portland; neighbors despair

The vast majority – 90% – of the additional calls came from somebody at the shelter itself.

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Via @maxoregonian oregonlive.com/crime/2025/10…

Appeals court sides with Trump on troop deployment to Portland ICE building

Dissenting judge in 2-1 ruling urges review by larger contingent of 9th Circuit court.

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@kaitlancollins15 Oct 2025
Barbara Starr, longtime CNN correspondent and stalwart of the Pentagon press corps, on Secretary Hegseth’s changes to press policy: “I think he's about to potentially run into a buzz saw of trouble, because reporters are going to continue to report whether they're inside the building or not." @bstarrreports
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New study in JAMA: “Preteens using increasing amounts of social media perform poorer in reading, vocabulary and memory tests in early adolescence compared with those who use no or little social media.” “It's problematic at really high uses, but it's also problematic at even in small doses."
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In case you were wondering if what Trump is doing regarding media can be considered propaganda: nam10.safelinks.protection.o…
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“A lot of people just keep their eyes closed and keep walking” when they see a homeless person, she said. To see a huge space full of items donated for someone like her to get a fresh start, she said, “gives you hope.” oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

How secondhand furniture, home goods could help restore dignity for a Portlander in need

For more than two decades, this Northeast Portland nonprofit has been collecting donated items to help people furnish their homes.

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From The Oregonian this afternoon about Kristi Noem dodging local reporters today and granting special reporting access just to a handful of right-wingers.   oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

Feds grant ICE building access to conservative media, influencers, ignore local Portland press

Not all news organizations have been granted the same access to the ICE facility and the people who work there.

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Assuming actual local news outlets like OPB, The Oregonian, Willamette Week, Oregon Capital Chronicle, the Portland Mercury, KATU, KOIN, KGW, KPTV & others would get the same rooftop reporting access as these right-wing influencers
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The question of who gets to tell the story is a critically important one right now. oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

Feds grant ICE building access to conservative media, influencers, ignore local Portland press

Not all news organizations have been granted the same access to the ICE facility and the people who work there.

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Other media orgs: If you have tried to get access to the ICE building, I'd love to hear your experience. Contact deets in profile. And I'm on Signal.
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This story came to me from people who had been inside the shelter. I have been told press cannot stay in a Salvation Army shelter overnight. If you have stayed or worked in a city shelter and want to talk, my contact info is at the end of the story. oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

Blood, bugs at 1 of Portland mayor’s new homeless shelters reveal ‘appalling’ training gaps

Until July, The Salvation Army didn’t require most workers at a new shelter to receive training about exposure to bodily fluids.

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I've noticed a pageview trend as I've tracked my readership at @oregonian. No one reads about homeless kids. The NUMBER ONE risk factor for adult homelessness is being homeless as an child. So you guys - read about the kids! oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

With two different ways to count them, it’s unclear how many Oregon children are homeless

Depending on the data source, Oregon has anywhere from about 2,600 homeless children to nearly 10 times that many.

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This quote and the photo are heartbreaking.
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“You start wishing your children were part of your body again, back inside the womb, or behind your ribs, or in your eyes, just so you can shield them from a world that wants to break them." thenation.com/article/world/…

These Kids in Gaza Are Starving. So Are Their Mothers.

“There’s not enough food for me, so how can I have enough milk for her?” one woman says.

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“You start wishing your children were part of your body again, back inside the womb, or behind your ribs, or in your eyes, just so you can shield them from a world that wants to break them." thenation.com/article/world/…

These Kids in Gaza Are Starving. So Are Their Mothers.

“There’s not enough food for me, so how can I have enough milk for her?” one woman says.

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ICYMI - The neighbors of this new shelter also have a hot take on what it will mean to have people sleeping in this old church every night, but it's a lot less hot than their Pearl District neighbors... oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

Portland will open its third overnight shelter next week. Here’s what guests will actually get

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson will soon be 80 beds closer to his goal of offering 1,500 overnight-only shelter beds by Dec. 1.

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Here's a look at the room in Oregon where homelessness actually starts for far too many people: oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

In Oregon’s busiest eviction court, hundreds face losing their homes each month

Students, moms, people in health crisis go to court with no attorney guaranteed.

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"For the state to do this to these people is absolute outrage.” ~lawyer for the landlords of Oregonians who have been promised rent assistance due to health challenges and not received it oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

2,000 Portland area residents stare down homelessness while waiting for tardy Oregon Health Plan...

Officials say the housing crisis in the Portland area drove the number of people who needed help higher than they anticipated.

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Here's how much the Portland area spends on homelessness - a figure most regions in America don't have, according to ECOnorthwest oregonlive.com/politics/2025…

Here’s how much was spent on homeless services in the Portland area last year

A new report provides a detailed analysis of homeless services spending in the Portland area. That's information most regions lack, report authors say.

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