Alex Zielinski
Oregon Public BroadcastingAlex Zielinski is a JPR content partner from Oregon Public Broadcasting. Alex grew up among the California redwoods and graduated from the University of Oregon鈥檚 School of Journalism and Communication.
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The ruling won鈥檛 immediately allow Oregon cities to begin penalizing unhoused people for resting on public property, due to a state law that puts limits on sweeping public camping bans. -
Solutions to the state鈥檚 homelessness crisis aren鈥檛 uniform, as they need to be tailored to each person鈥檚 specific needs. And any fixes will take collective action, public investment and considerable time to achieve, making the work anything by simple. -
The path out of Oregon's homelessness crisis isn鈥檛 simple, nor is it direct. But solutions do exist. To uncover them, it鈥檚 important to first understand the origins of this crisis. -
A recent city poll of local housing developers identified some new building requirements 鈥� ranging from mandatory bicycle parking spaces to bird-safe windows 鈥� as policies the city should suspend to accelerate housing development in Portland.
