March 29, 2024

New subcommittee takes aim at homelessness: ‘We’re not going to be able to solve everything’

By Morgan Rothborne, Ashland.news A little more than a dozen people gathered around a conference table at 52 Winburn Way Tuesday evening to begin the work of addressing homelessness in Ashland. The Housing and Human Services Homeless Services Master Plan Subcommittee was convening for the first time in response to direction from Ashland City Council […]

Gov. Tina Kotek’s advisory council floats possible massive tax increases to meet housing production goal

By Carlos Fuentes | The Oregonian/OregonLiveExperts on Gov. Tina Kotek’s housing production council have suggested that massive tax increases could be necessary to achieve the governor’s housing production goal of 36,000 new homes a year. The Housing Production Advisory Council, composed of housing experts from across the state, detailed 59 potential solutions to meet Kotek’s […]

Viewpoint: We should be using Pioneer Hall now to feed the unhoused and hungry

The public building has served as the hub for community meals for years — and could fill that role now except for the city’s unnecessary ban on its use, says one of the groups behind the Ashland Peace MealBy Jason Houk I wanted to address some confusion and help paint a more complete picture of […]

Open Pioneer Hall!

For the past 8 years, the city of Ashland has worked with the community peace meal to help ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors were invited inside Pioneer Hall to share meals together, especially during the coldest months of the year. Today, Pioneer Hall sits empty. Our community meals are held outside, regardless of temperatures, […]

No on Camping Ordinance

No on Ashland ordinance related to prohibitive campingAshland is on the cusp of accepting a dangerous and unfair ordinance, one that does not take into account trauma-informed care. What is “voluntary” versus “involuntary” homelessness? The city seems to believe that homelessness is a choice and that some people choose to be unhoused. What they fail […]