OREGON, USA — Since Gov. Tina Kotek’s first day in office, addressing the homeless crisis has been a major focus. She declared a homelessness state of emergency her first day as governor and extended it indefinitely a year later.
On Thursday, Kotek released housing goals from an online dashboard that were reached last year under her housing initiative, along with what she’s expecting to do by the end of 2025.
Under the governor’s emergency initiative between January and June of this year, nearly 3,000 people were prevented from sleeping on the streets, and more than 500 were housed, including 72 in Multnomah County. The goal for Multnomah County was 100. The data also shows no one was housed in several counties, including Washington and Clackamas…