An open letter to Mayor Wilson

Resident asks the mayor to reconsider his plan to site an overnight shelter in the Pearl District

Jun 27, 2025

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A man sleeps on the sidewalk on NW 12th in the Pearl District.

Dear Mayor Wilson,

Family circumstances brought me from Corvallis to Portland in 2016. I decided to rent an apartment and then consider whether Portland could become my home where I could live after retiring. I fell in love with this city, sold my house in Corvallis in 2018, and bought a condo…

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A guest post by

JUDI KLOPER

Originally from Boston, Judi has lived in Oregon since 1974. She's lived & volunteered in Corvallis, India, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, and since 2016 has volunteered in NE PDX. She is an avid traveler and always in search of the perfect masala chai.