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It’s been one year since the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Grants Pass’s ban against homeless people camping in public. The ruling reverberated across the U.S., freeing cities to crack down on homeless encampments. But in Grants Pass, the city still can’t clear all its homeless camps.
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Juneteenth commemorates the abolition of slavery in 1865. This year marks the 160th anniversary.
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The drive-thru coffee chain first started expanding in Oregon, moving to Eugene, Salem, Portland and other cities before growing outside the Northwest.
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The city is still finalizing the details, including the amount of the grant. The city council will discuss the program again at a meeting on Monday.
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If approved, the deal would ban camping in seven more parks, some near schools and in residential neighborhoods.
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Grants Pass has faced an increasingly visible homelessness problem in recent years, including a series of lawsuits.
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People in recovery in Southern Oregon now have a new option for support: a recovery cafe opening in Grants Pass.
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All four of the city’s homeless campsites will be within two blocks of each other.
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If the two proposed sites are approved, all four of the city's homeless campsites will be within two blocks of each other downtown.
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Homeless people can’t be cited, arrested or fined for camping in Grants Pass, for now. A Josephine County circuit court judge has issued a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the city.
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On Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge Sarah McGlaughlin said she will make a decision sometime this week.
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The nonprofit Mobile Integrative Navigation Team, or MINT, now has a permanent home.
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Cities across California have passed measures banning or restricting encampments following the U.S. Supreme Court giving the go-ahead in a ruling out of Grants Pass, Oregon. Now some attorneys who represent homeless campers are champing at the bit to put these new ordinances before a jury
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Homeless people in Grants Pass now have more options for legally camping in the city.