Lillian Mongeau

Jobs v. Shelter - Which would you invest in? (Both, I know, but let's say, hypothetically, you can only afford one.) Of all the stories I wrote in March, this is the one I wish more people would read! https://t.co/o2mSo45PIp

“Over half of our staff will lose their jobs,” said Cultivate Intiatives' executive director. “Those are people...still sleeping rough on the street because they just started...to people that have been here for two years...(now) paying their own rent." https://t.co/o2mSo45hSR

RT @shanedkavanaugh: Amid the brewing beef between elected officials over Multnomah County's sudden $104M homeless services deficit, Metro…

RT @shanedkavanaugh: 😬 "Portland officials have pumped the brakes on an effort to find a permanent director for the city’s revamped permit…

Reporting this story and realizing how common this bacteria - that is typically an issue in countries without modern plumbing - is in Portland. https://t.co/IpUAs8li4W

ICYMI: MultCo dropped big $$ news on Friday. The proposed budget for next fiscal year would cut shelter beds, eliminate an employment program and slow growth of permanent supportive housing. Chair Vega Pederson's solution? Ask Oregon and Metro for help. https://t.co/qOehj9zOIC

To improve local homelessness services, better data on what is working well and what is not is needed, city officials said. (That data is meant to come out by the end of March.) https://t.co/JG1vEMIuki

RT @karenvaites: On DOGE cuts and the DOE: “It seems unlikely that taxpayers will reap $881 million in savings from the cancellations.” T…

"Dealers...are often clean-cut looking people, (a meth dealer said). ... "The same is true for many users. Her clients include attorneys and government employees." Great reporting by @BenBotkin1 https://t.co/ecWFTlPNLa

RT @Oregonian: Republicans worry Trump’s firings of federal workers will hit red states hard https://t.co/QNreodjtiz

Trying to imagine the local governments I cover continuing to function after firing the same percentage of their staff... @multco @PortlandGov

Katie Sandlin @KatieMSandlin

Today, along with 2,000 other NIH employees, I had to clear out my office 😭 It was truly the honor of my life to work with such incredibly passionate people focused on improving human health. https://t.co/s50eyQnEw8

Love when X asks if I want to read a post first before retweeting and I'm like, "nah, friend, I wrote it." ✍️

Shane Dixon Kavanaugh @shanedkavanaugh

Heads up Portland City Hall nerds: @lrmongeau & I have a Double Feature coming out tomorrow in Sunday's Oregonian and online. 5,000+ words of no-holds-barred reporting. 😎 Meantime, check out Lillian's latest great on-the-ground work. 👇 https://t.co/iHZFjnkufm

RT @shanedkavanaugh: Heads up Portland City Hall nerds: @lrmongeau & I have a Double Feature coming out tomorrow in Sunday's Oregonian and…

Meet the people who meet the people living outside and attempt that trickiest of actions: to help. Photos by @markwgraves https://t.co/ZXCctf5Kym

RT @DanaGoldstein: DOGE has cut nearly $1 billion from the Education Department, decimating its research arm, the Institute for Educational…

Two new cold weather shelters opening tonight in @multco for a total of five. Temps in the low 20s expected overnight. https://t.co/xgTP7AepT9

RT @maxoregonian: Mormon church accused of failing to report child sex abuse in OR and WA; faces $25M suit https://t.co/SvoNyHdbOw