Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | A force of positivity
Scott Mattson likes to think of himself as optimistic. He’s often seen around the vendor office wearing a smile and cracking jokes, always accompanied by his dog Indica. He and Indica spoke to Street Roots outside the old NW Davis Street office, hiding from the rain beneath CC Slaughters’ awning next door. Scott has experienced…
Housing
Metro helps fund several newly opened housing and service facilities
October saw the launch of several new housing and service facilities in Portland. A day center for LGBTQIA2S+ people, a recovery center serving people of color, affordable housing for a displaced community and apartments for those in recovery all have a common thread: Metro funding. Portland area voters approved the affordable housing bond in 2018…
News
Metro helps fund several newly opened housing and service facilities
October saw the launch of several new housing and service facilities in Portland. A day center for LGBTQIA2S+ people, a recovery center serving people of color, affordable housing for a displaced community and apartments for those in recovery all have a common thread: Metro funding. Portland area voters approved the affordable housing bond in 2018…
Sen. Wyden introduces bill protecting low-income tenants
Portlanders living at The Russell, a North Portland apartment complex, recently formed a tenants’ union to collectively address issues they had with their management company, Trion Living. Trion advertises several amenities on its website, including on-site management, package receiving and an elevator for the six-story building. However, when the on-site manager moved, the company failed…
