Meieran thinks Multnomah County is now making strides on its homelessness data-gathering that it wasn't a year ago. However, she sees results that continue to be underwhelming — partially because people are placed into housing without an understanding of their needs. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/multnomah-county-homeless-commissioner-sharon-meieran/283-7e70687c-6f90-42a8-921d-ce3bd5ea1886 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw