The Columbian

Prison-to-homelessness pipeline: Clark County’s housing costs push those leaving prison onto the streets, increasing recidivism

Officials plan to work with the Vancouver Housing Authority to convert a brick apartment building on Hazelwood Drive to housing for people exiting prison.

The Washington Department of Corrections rarely releases people directly into homelessness. But that hasn’t halted the prison-to-homelessness pipeline, especially in Clark County where housing costs are high and landlords have their pick of tenants. Read story

Meeting attendees hold signs Monday during a Vancouver City Council meeting at City Hall. The meeting was packed with community members for and against a recent initiative that would require any traffic lane removals go to a public vote.

Save Vancouver Streets initiative declared legally invalid at packed Vancouver City Council meeting

January 7, 2025, 2:29pm Clark County News

In front of a room packed with more than 100 people Monday night, Vancouver officials declared an initiative that would require voter approval to remove traffic lanes from city streets to be legally invalid and ineligible for placement on a future ballot. Read story

Drivers pass a stretch of Southeast McGillivray Boulevard without sidewalks Aug. 2. The city will choose a final project design later this fall.

Vancouver officials say Save Our Streets initiative could cause delays in street repairs

January 2, 2025, 11:51am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver says a citizen initiative that would require voter approval to remove traffic lanes on streets in Vancouver could have costly effects, allow roads to fall further into disrepair and hold the city back from achieving its climate goals. Read story

Stories by Alexis Weisend

Columbian staff reporter

Vancouver City Council weighs new policies to curtail disruptions at meetings

Clark County home listings in 2023 and 2024 were the lowest in a decade

‘The yelling, the screaming, the rock throwing’: Harassment and violence toward Clark County homeless on rise

Vancouver looks at tax break for affordable housing projects built in parking lots

Prison-to-homelessness pipeline: Clark County’s housing costs push those leaving prison onto the streets, increasing recidivism

Save Vancouver Streets initiative declared legally invalid at packed Vancouver City Council meeting

Vancouver officials say Save Our Streets initiative could cause delays in street repairs

State Department of Health launches winter seasonal hazards dashboard

Emergency pavement repair set for Highway 14 West Camas Slough Bridge

Clark County rents again climbing after overproduction drove down prices in 2023