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Claire Carlson

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Claire Carlson is a staff correspondent for The Daily Yonder, which provides news, commentary, and analysis about and for rural America.
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Coastal Oregon County Tackles ‘Urban Scale’ Housing Issues

January 2, 2024 | Claire Carlson

Tourist-dependent Clatsop County, population 41,000, has the highest rate of homelessness in Oregon. A project to convert a hotel into housing units for health care workers and the unhoused is a step in the right direction, leaders say.