Walking through downtown Grants Pass, there are four homeless camps on city property within two blocks. The city has fenced them in, providing port-a-potties and dumpsters.

Drive-thru chain Dutch Bros said Monday that it will donate its former corporate headquarters in downtown Grants Pass to the Oregon Center for Creative Learning, which operates a preschool and ...

Advocates are still split over the best way to help people who are homeless, as cities enforce public camping bans.

Dozens attend protest in downtown Portland as US Supreme Court hears Grants Pass case By Joni Auden Land (OPB) and Bryce Dole (OPB ) April 22, 2024 6 a.m. Updated: April 22, 2024 3:55 p.m.

One year after the Supreme Court ruled that cities are allowed to remove homeless encampments, Grants Pass — the Oregon city that gave name to the case — can't legally remove an encampment there.

January 18, 2024-Grants Pass, Oregon, USA: A Josephine County Transit battery electric bus is being driven through downtown Grants Pass. (Photo by H. Jiahong Pan / Daily Yonder) Difficult terrain.

The Supreme Court's recent decision in City of Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson, allowing communities to enforce laws prohibiting camping on public property, elicited strong reactions. Some ...

The burst of new laws follows a landmark Supreme Court ruling and reflects public frustration with record-high homelessness. But advocates say fines and jail time will only make the problem worse.

One year after the Supreme Court ruled that cities are allowed to remove homeless encampments, Grants Pass — the Oregon city that gave name to the case — can't legally remove an encampment there.