ASHLAND, Ore. — More than two months after Ashland offered a $50,000 grant to create a homeless resource center, no groups have stepped forward to run it. As the cold has set in the past few weeks, community groups have stepped up to run overnight homeless shelters. Pioneer Hall opened its doors last Thursday, but … Continue reading »
New Homeless Camp Plans In Ashland
ASHLAND, Ore. – An Ashland group hopes to use the model of a Portland homeless camp to help people living on the streets in Southern Oregon. The Dignity Village homeless camp in Portland is being used as an example for a solution to homeless problems in Ashland, but organizers say they need to gather support … Continue reading »
Ashland City Council Passes Exclusion Zone
By Erin Maxson and Evan Bell ASHLAND, Ore. — The Exclusion Zone in Ashland passed during the City Council’s final vote Tuesday night. All but one council member voted for the ordinance, but immediately after they amended it. Councilors decided camping will not be one of the three citations that lead to someone being kicked … Continue reading »
Ashland Protesters Fight To “Legalize Sleep”
By Bryan Navarro ASHLAND, Ore. — Dozens in Ashland are deliberately breaking the law, camping out in protest of city ordinances they say target homeless. Some in Ashland say the homeless don’t have a safe place to go; others simply say they cannot stay in the downtown plaza. A few dozen protestors came to Lithia … Continue reading »
