Housing
2022 Elections | Independent candidate Betsy Johnson on housing and homelessness
A dystopian society of lawlessness, decay and wokeness beset by ineffective leadership needs a tough-talking leader to step from the crowd of clowns to the left and jokers to the right to take the reins. It’s not the plot of the latest “Mad Max” film, it’s essentially Betsy Johnson’s campaign messaging. Johnson, a former Republican…
2022 Elections | Democratic candidate Tina Kotek on housing and homelessness
Build, build, build. Democrat Tina Kotek, the prohibitive favorite to become Oregon’s next governor, is placing a premium on new development in her plans to address housing affordability and homelessness in Oregon — a common thread for almost every candidate in almost every race. Kotek wants to create a coordinated statewide task force to better…
2022 Elections | Oregon Gubernatorial candidates on housing and homelessness
The next governor will be selected during a pivotal time for Oregon. Homelessness, pandemic-related economic hardship and a severe lack of affordable housing combine to create a time of historic need for lower- and middle-income Oregonians. Whoever is elected as Oregon's governor will help shape the state's response to this convergence of crises by appointing…
2022 Elections | Commissioner of Labor and Industries
The Oregon Commissioner of Labor and Industries, or labor commissioner, is a nonpartisan, elected position that manages and oversees all programs of the Bureau of Labor and Industries, or BOLI. The term for the position is four years. The current labor commissioner, Val Hoyle, a Democrat, is retiring after her first term as labor commissioner…
2022 Elections | Republican candidate Christine Drazan on housing and homelessness
More police, police funding and anti-homeless ordinance enforcement; declaring homelessness a state of emergency; recriminalizing drugs; more permanent housing; lower taxes and fewer regulations on developers; and investing in addiction and mental health services. These are the core tenets of Republican Governor hopeful Christine Drazan’s plans to “address the crisis in our streets” and “restore…
Opinion
From the editor: It’s the most wonderful time of the year
Letter from the editor: It's getting to be that time again. The time when people throughout the state argue (or alternatively agree) with their extended family about whether teachers' unions serve an elite cabal of communists (they don't) or if climate change is a conspiracy to keep us sheep scared and docile (it's not). It…
News
2022 Elections | Oregon Ballot Measures
Oregon Measure 111: Amendment to add health care as a right for all in state constitution Ballot Measure 111 would add health care as a right to the Oregon Constitution, specifying the state is required to "ensure that every resident of Oregon has access to cost-effective, clinically appropriate and affordable health care as a fundamental right."…
Vendor Profiles
Street Roots vendor profile | Turning tragedy into triumph
Street Roots helped Marlon Crump get back on his feet when he first arrived in Portland from San Francisco 11 years ago. At the time, he was experiencing homelessness, and Street Roots provided him with community and stability. “I'm very proud of the work that I've done with Street Roots because it's really put me…
