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Grants Pass sued again over ‘objectively unreasonable’ homeless ordinances By Jeremiah Hayden (Street Roots) Jan. 30, 2025 10:22 a.m. Updated: Jan. 30, 2025 5:59 p.m.
The southern Oregon city made national headlines in 2024, when Grants Pass went to the U.S. Supreme Court to defend its restrictions on homeless people.
Disability Rights Oregon sent a follow-up letter to the city of Grants Pass on recent changes the city made on homeless camping polices. The letter raises concerns about the city's policies toward ...
Grants Pass police said the 7th Street site moved to only overnight camping on Jan. 21, allowing people to sleep there from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m., while the other camp site at 755 SE J St. is closed.
It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Grants Pass’ ban against homeless people camping in public. But in this Southern Oregon city, local officials still can’t clear all its ...
Grants Pass, a small city of about 40,000 along the Rogue River in the mountains of southern Oregon, has struggled for years to address the homelessness crisis and become emblematic of the ...
Eventually, I found myself working in Albuquerque on, what else, housing. The Grants Pass decision arrived on the national scene just as an encampment crisis was unfolding in Albuquerque.