3 Portland commissioners pull filing to end joint homelessness efforts with Multnomah County

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three Portland city commissioners officially decided Wednesday to cancel filing an ordinance to terminate their joint efforts to tackle homelessness with Multnomah County.

This comes after an Oct. 16 city council meeting in which commissioners Dan Ryan, Mingus Mapps and Rene Gonzalez signaled potentially withdrawing the city from its multi-year, $31 million contract with the county’s Joint Office of Homeless Services in favor of a fresh approach which they said...