Fish pledges enforcement, education against housing discrimination By Joanne Zuhl Staff Writer An audit of the city’s fair housing practices completed nearly four months ago has recently set tongues wagging over what the city is going to do with the high ...
12 May 2011 - Street Roots
PDC unloads affordable housing obligation in North Macadam The League of Women Voters is calling on the city to stand behind its agreement to build affordable housing in the North Macadam Urban Renewal Area after an preliminary agreement indicates the Por ...
23 Feb 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Winter has definitely arrived, if not officially, than at least in spirit. But in all kinds of weather you can find your local neighborhood vendor with the newest edition of Street Roots, out Friday morning. Check out the latest and greatest ...
10 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
The life of Leo Rhodes Leo Rhodes is a Street Roots vendor, columnist, board member and homeless advocate. His work has been highlighted in the newspaper throughout 2009. He sells the newspaper almost daily in the Hollywood neighborhood in Northeast and h ...
1 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
Head of BHCD resigns Street Roots had been hearing lots of rumors over the past week about the departure of the Bureau of Housing and Community Development Director, Will White. Turns out those rumors had some merit. Here's the letter sent to Street ...
3 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
New housing bureau announced in Portland Dec. 16, 2008 Via Nick Fish's office... To the Staff and Stakeholders of PDC and BHCD: We are pleased to announce the formation of a new City of Portland bureau, focused on housing, that will replace the curre ...
16 Dec 2008 - Street Roots