PORTLAND, Ore. — The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh lawsuit over its camping rules as advocates find new ways to challenge them.
Disability Rights Oregon and the Oregon Law Center filed an emergency lawsuit against the City of Grants Pass this morning, saying the city's recent closure of two homeless encampments is putting unhoused people with disabilities at risk.
Two advocacy groups and five homeless people sued Grants Pass on Thursday in a bid to force the southern Oregon city to change its restrictions on homeless camping that put people with disabilities and others in peril.
The school district says Grants Pass High School reached a 93.9% four-year graduation rate -- which is significantly more than Oregon's average of 81.8%. At the district level, the 4-year graduation rate was 79.4%, which was "the highest on record, with a 4-year completer rate of 88.4%."
The small Oregon city at the heart of a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling last year that allowed cities across the country to enforce homeless camping bans is facing a fresh
OREGON -- Four southern Oregon and two northern California arts and community organizations are receiving grant funding from the Pacific Power Foundation. The foundation is donating a total of $175,450 to local organizations in Oregon, Washington and California. Grant recipients in southern Oregon include:
The City Council ordered one of the only two sites for legal camping closed in the middle of January, in the middle of bitterly cold weather, without any regard for where people would live,” the suit says.
A Washington state woman was ordered held without bail Thursday in connection with the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in a case that has grown to
One of San Francisco’s lesser-known islands has a regional preserve, a lone inhabitant and incredible 360-degree views of the Bay.
The trail stretches about five miles from Agate Beach to Newport's Historic Bayfront. Walkers and bikers wind through several sections showcasing diverse habitats.
Patti Furey Crane says she's lucky to have founded Mariposa Bakery in Oakland, which is all gluten-free. Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. The new Trump administration’s effort to both get a grip on and dismantle the federal workforce has also been a dystopian farce.
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