From Chaos to Continuum

Sharon Meieran’s Plan to Solve Portland’s Homelessness Crisis

Sharon Meieran served on the Multnomah County Council from January 2017 to January 2025.

Emergency room doctor and former Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran has witnessed more of Portland’s housing crisis than most. She’s seen it from the inside—eight years navigating county governance—and from the sidewalk, treating unhoused patients through s…