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On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Southern Oregon case that could have widespread implications for how cities can regulate homelessness.
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Lower courts ruled it's "cruel and unusual" to fine or jail people on public land if no shelter is available. An Oregon city says that's hamstrung efforts to keep public spaces safe and open to all.
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Last week, the City Council voted to decline state funding that would have been used to renovate the shelter and keep it open long-term.
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The $376 million package is the latest statewide effort to bolster housing production.
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The Eugene City Council has approved three motions to help redevelop the former Lane Community College building at 1059 Willamette Street.
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Oregon state senators approve more than $350 million to help state’s housing and homelessness crisisThe money would boost housing production, create a new state agency, help fund existing homeless shelters and give cities a one-time chance to bypass state land-use laws to build housing.
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Eugene’s City Council voted unanimously Monday to extend its Safe Sleep sites through June 2025.
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Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek is hellbent on building more housing and willing to defy conservationists who have long backed her by giving cities a one-time chance to bypass the state’s land use laws to build housing faster.
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A judge said Tuesday that a Yachats businesswoman’s complex of four yurts and a recreational vehicle on 20 acres of forest land violates zoning ordinances.
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A program that helps low-income households in Lane County with their utility bills filled up within minutes of opening its wait list this week.
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During the last week of January, communities across the country conduct a count of their homeless population.
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The Southern Oregon Homelessness Summit is the first of its kind and will take place on Feb. 3 in Ashland.