675 shelter beds on chopping block as Multnomah County faces budget shortfall

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Six-hundred seventy-five shelter beds across Multnomah County could be on the chopping block as the county looks to close a massive budget deficit. Anna Plumb, the interim director of Multnomah County's Homeless Services Department, sent county commissioners a letter this week, outlining what the county is missing, and how certain cuts in the [...]