For many years, the budget process for Multnomah County was a painful study in having to do more with less. That is not the case for now. This year, Chair Deborah Kafoury’s 2016 proposed budget is $1.7 billion, with more than $90 million in expected new ...
12 Jun 2015 - SR editorial board
This year both the City of Portland and Multnomah County launched A Home For Everyone, a new plan to address housing and homelessness in our community. Mayor Charlie Hales and city housing commissioner, Dan Saltzman, along with Multnomah County Chair Debo ...
17 Apr 2015 - SR editorial board
The Home For Everyone board recently submitted recommendations to the City of Portland and Multnomah County. Home For Everyone is a plan to bring the community together to oversee an array of complex services to deliver the best outcomes for ending indivi ...
26 Mar 2015 - Israel Bayer
Gretchen Kafoury passed away of natural causes on Friday, March 13 at the age of 72. Like others, Street Roots was sad to hear the news, and overcome with emotion to not only honor, but to carry on her work. To say that Oregon lost a great leader seems in ...
19 Mar 2015 - SR editorial board
Portland, like many cities throughout the United States, finds itself at a crossroads. How do we collectively tackle the housing crisis and begin to really put the resources needed into ending homelessness? Anna Griffin’s series on homelessness in The Ore ...
18 Feb 2015 - Israel Bayer
A new report released last week by the City Club of Portland outlines the challenges and opportunities our community faces concerning homelessness and health care reform. The report found what many advocates have argued for years, that one of the greatest ...
9 Jan 2015 - SR editorial board
Bold. That’s the word we would use to describe Multnomah County right now. Multnomah County Chair Marissa Madrigal and the County Commissioners are going big. A new $1.4 million mental health program to prevent people experiencing mental health problems f ...
9 May 2014 - SR editorial board
Health care reform at the federal level and expansion of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provide an opportunity to increase access to health care and improve health outcomes for thousands of Oregonians, especially those experiencing homelessness. More than h ...
19 Mar 2014 - Kathy Black
The lowest income households in Multnomah County face a severe challenge in acquiring apartments affordable at their income level. This forces many very poor households to rent housing that consumes the majority of their monthly income leaving little for ...
7 Mar 2014 - Bobby Weinstock
When the snowstorm ended and the ice thawed — there was a lot to celebrate. During the snowstorm, a coordinated emergency effort led by the Portland Housing Bureau and others brought together an army of city and county workers and volunteers to do outreac ...
15 Feb 2014 - SR editorial board