Opinion
‘The Making of Donald Trump’: How did we get here?
There’s something in “The Making of Donald Trump” for everyone. For Christians, one of Donald Trump’s favorite Bible verses is an “eye for an eye.” For lawyers, Trump’s apparent enjoyment of lawsuits doesn’t seem to keep him from settling more than he’s won, yet he claims that he “never settles” because “you have to…
Our tax money is funding private prisons; let’s fix this
Today there are 2.3 million people in prison and 4.7 million on probation or parole in the U.S. There are a record-high 41,000 people in immigrant detention centers and 53,000 immigrants wearing ankle monitors. Every one of these people has family, has loved ones. Thousands of us are residents in this city. I’d like to…
Housing
Oregon Health Authority narrows focus on housing as health care
In a report released in late October, Oregon Health Authority examined the role of housing as a social determinant of health. The report, which surveyed 15 of the state’s 16 coordinated care organizations, or CCOs, showed CCOs offer a variety of housing-related services and have an eagerness to invest and expand upon what already…
Airbnb and the housing crisis
Murray Cox was teaching children in Brooklyn, N.Y., about maps and statistics related to gentrification when he began to think about how Airbnb might be contributing to rising rents in his area. He wrote some code to get data for his Brooklyn neighborhood and was surprised by the large number of entire residences being rented…
News
Oregon Health Authority narrows focus on housing as health care
In a report released in late October, Oregon Health Authority examined the role of housing as a social determinant of health. The report, which surveyed 15 of the state’s 16 coordinated care organizations, or CCOs, showed CCOs offer a variety of housing-related services and have an eagerness to invest and expand upon what already…
Dirty money: Portland tax dollars help support private prisons
UPDATE, Dec. 22, 9:30 a.m.: On Wednesday, Dec. 21, Portland City Council voted to halt all city investments in corporate bonds until the incoming City Council revisits the issue in 2017. While Commissioner Steve Novick initially planned to propose that council add Nestlé Holdings and Credit Suisse to the city's Do-Not-Buy List, he instead introduced a resolution to add Wells…
Airbnb and the housing crisis
Murray Cox was teaching children in Brooklyn, N.Y., about maps and statistics related to gentrification when he began to think about how Airbnb might be contributing to rising rents in his area. He wrote some code to get data for his Brooklyn neighborhood and was surprised by the large number of entire residences being rented…
