Portland’s NEW Mayor Vows to End Homelessness—But Can It REALLY Work?

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson marked his first 100 days in office with an ambitious promise to end unsheltered homelessness within a year. But it remains an open question whether the city's $93 million budget deficit will get in the way.

Just weeks after Wilson took office, city officials revealed that Portland is staring a down the barrel of major potential cuts to city services. City Administrator Michael Jordan released his proposal in February, and as deep as the cuts in that plan seemed, they only accounted for $35 million of the gap. The rest will be on the mayor and city council.