Compared to other parts of the world, and other cities, Ashland does not hold a serious homelessness issue. Oregon as a whole faces a homelessness crisis that is fueled by housing shortages, Covid 19, and drug addiction. Recently in Ashland…
Tag: homeless
Community Members Arrested For Providing Mutual Aid
Photo by Grayson Flory On Sep 12th, in response to the Almeda fire, which displaced many homeowners and houseless neighbors in Southern Oregon, five local community organizers and houseless individuals set up a mutual aid program in Hawthorne Park in…
City Council to Address Panhandling Ordinances
The Ashland City Council is meeting this evening to discuss proposed ordinances that will affect panhandling within the town. Downtown Ashland, which is heavily frequented by tourists this time of year, is a hotspot for sign wavers and others asking…
Down With The Downtown Fountain
If you’ve traveled downtown recently, you’ve most likely seen the construction occurring in front of the Black Swan Theater. Or, more accurately, the destruction. City workers are removing the fountain that once stood on the corner of East…
March makes a difference
A march on city hall by community members and Southern Oregon University students on April 5 may have helped lead the City of Ashland to reject the proposed homeless exclusionary zone in downtown Ashland. The council decided to create an…
Students find alternatives to spring break
Some students rode the surf during Spring Break, others hit the turf. Dirty hands, sweaty brows and aching muscles are not usually the ideal way to spend a vacation, but for students participating in Alternative Spring Break, it couldn’t have…
Students pitch in for hunger and homelessness
Twenty students gathered Saturday to pull up their sleeves and volunteer as part of the annual spring “Hunger Clean Up.” Hosted locally by the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group, the event is a nationwide effort to address the problems…
Students plan protest against new ordinances
Nate Coddington contributed to this story. A march on city hall is planned for Tuesday, April 5, by Phronesis, a student-led community group, in protest of proposed city ordinances that would allegedly discriminate against Ashland’s homeless. Emery Way, a member…