Oregon Responses to Freezing Weather Fall Short, Homeless Residents Left At Risk

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Resources Mentioned & Further Reading:

• City of Portland tells Multnomah County they won't help staff warming shelters unless county provides "armed security" among other demands [First reported by Willamette Week, 1/21/24]

• City of Portland, via Portland Bureau of Transportation, tells residents to avoid all travel due to ice and freezing rain for the 48 hours following the closing of warming shelters

• Multnomah County's 1/16 announcement of warming shelters open through Wed 1/17 at noon (effectively announcing this as their closing time)

• Record number of 911 calls for medical help 1/17 [Willamette Week, 1/22/24]

• Governor Kotek declares statewide state of emergency due to ice Thu 1/18/24 (after warming shelters have closed for good)

• Oregon Climate Change Research Institute (Director Erica Fleishman interviewed for story)

Episode Credits:

Reporting & Interview: Jeremiah Hayden, Street Roots Reporter

Host & Producer: Nina Dabit, XRAY.FM Development Manager

Post-Production & Editing:  Kyle Gilmer, Residual Audio