Hoodriver Sexual assault proclamation language raises The Dalles council concerns By Mark Gibson, Columbia Gorge NewsUpdated Apr 6, 2021 The Dalles — A proclamation naming April “Sexual Assault Action Month,” an initiative designed to help end sexual violence against women and g…
Thedalleschronicle Featured $3.1M grant funds year-round pallet homes in TD By Neita Cecil, Columbia Gorge NewsUpdated Mar 30, 2021 The pallet-home homeless shelter on city-owned land in The Dalles that was slated to close March 31 will remain open until June 2022 thanks to…
News No easy fix to homeless issue By Neita Cecil, Columbia Gorge NewsUpdated Mar 30, 2021 The Dalles — The Dalles Police Chief Patrick Ashmore has compassion for the homeless, and puts his money where his mouth is: He’s done all-nig…
Thedalleschronicle City denial of ‘The Grove’ loses on state appeal By Mark Gibson, Columbia Gorge NewsUpdated Mar 24, 2021 THE DALLES — The City of The Dalles erred in its denial of “The Grove,” a proposed 83-lot subdivision sought by Legacy Development LLC, accord…
News Land survey doesn’t support growth boundary expansion By Mark Gibson, Columbia Gorge News Feb 3, 2021 The Dalles — The City of The Dalles has sufficient “employment buildable lands” to meet state growth requirements despite those lands being ow…
News City of The Dalles to max out shelters By Mark GibsonUpdated Dec 22, 2020 Purchase and citing of a total of 18 Pallet emergency shelters for the homeless was given the go ahead by The Dalles City Council in a 3 to 2 …
Gorge Life Featured Winter Warming Place at full capacity; Volunteers needed By Emily Fitzgerald Dec 9, 2020 The new warming shelter in The Dalles has been full since its opening in early November, and while they started off without electricity, they …
Free News Featured ‘Homeless emergency’ declared; Temporary winter shelter program sited By Emily Fitzgerald Updated Nov 17, 2020 The Dalles City Council has declared a local state of emergency regarding the city’s homelessness problems and has authorized the city manager…
+2 Business A long struggle for space: Warming shelters transition to a non-congregate, socially-distant model By Emily Fitzgerald, Columbia Gorge News Updated Oct 15, 2020 Winter warming shelters provide an invaluable service to the area’s homeless population, but the COVID-19 pandemic adds another layer of diffi…
News Featured Silver Lining: COVID leads to housing for some homeless By Neita Cecil Sep 30, 2020 In a silver lining to the otherwise dismal stream of news coming out of the coronavirus pandemic, a number of area homeless families and indiv…
