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A Slew of Shootings in Portland and Gresham Monday Night Continues a Violent Spring Eleven people suffered gunshot wounds last night alone. Along Southeast Division Street. (Sam Gehrke) Updated April 27 at 7:58 PM Four shootings Monday night have added to what’s been a violent spring in the Portland metro area. A vigil last night held for 22-year old Alejandro Barajas, who was killed the night before by gunfire at 174th and Southeast Stark Street, was itself the target of a drive-by shooting that left seven people wounded.
Hundreds of Portlanders Ask For Amendments On Proposed Shelter Zoning Plan
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Council delays vote on homeless shelter expansion plan March 11 2021
A second hearing on the proposal is added after concerns grow that too many new shelters will be sited in East Portland.
The City Council has scheduled an additional hearing on a controversial proposal to allow more homeless shelters, including sanctioned campsites, in most of Portland.
The first hearing on the Shelter to Housing Continuum Project is scheduled for Wednesday, March 17, as originally planned. But, largely because of concerns that a disproportionate number of new shelters could be sited in East Portland, the council has now scheduled another hearing on March 24, when the final vote was set to take place. That is now tentatively scheduled for March 31.