May 3, 2023 on The Story: In late April, Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran penned an op-ed for the Oregonian. In it she celebrated the hiring of a new director for the county's Joint Office of Homeless Services, the Multnomah County-helmed agency that's supposed to coordinate resources with the city of Portland. But alongside that optimism, Meieran criticized how the response to homelessness is being handled in Multnomah County. Despite the existence of JOHS and a budget in the hundreds of millions of dollars every year, Meieran says that there is no master plan to end homelessness in the greater Portland area — and it shows. Recently, The Story's Pat Dooris sat down with Meieran to hear what she thinks is needed to right the ship. 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