STREET SMART ECONOMICS | Prepare to step up locally, in case the feds don’t The crisis of affordable housing can only be met by a well-funded government program to buy, renovate and build excellent public housing. The private sector has not and will not m ...
17 Feb 2021 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | Their real goal may be to stop us from making them pay their fair share Two business associations have filed a legal challenge to Metro’s proposed May 2020 ballot measure to prevent and reduce homelessness. The grocers and manufacturers group ...
21 Mar 2020 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | Investment giants are inflating Portland housing prices, a local expert argues Local systems analyst M.K. Hanson is speaking out about massive financial firms speculating in Portland housing. She persuasively makes the case that Portland hous ...
13 Sep 2019 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | Oregon’s new law is nothing compared to efforts in some U.S. cities The new Democratic super-majority in the Oregon Legislature raised hopes for real progress on urgent issues, including affordable housing, climate change, an abysmal lack of ...
1 Mar 2019 - Mary King
COMMENTARY | 200 U.S. cities have successful programs that could serve as models for Portland In the face of the housing crisis confronting Portland and much of the state, the Legislature should lift the 35-year ban on Oregon localities hoping to enact re ...
20 Apr 2017 - Mary King