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  1. It’s time to turn the urgency around housing into action

    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

  2. Where pot is concerned, legal or not, poverty’s a player

    This fall, Oregon voters could make the state the third in the country to legalize marijuana for recreational use. However, what that might mean for Oregonians depends on where they fall on the economic spectrum. If Oregon voters approve Measure 91, which ...

    14 Oct 2014 - Jake Thomas

  3. Legalize, regulate pot, says state addiction expert

    Richard Harris spent much of his working life with people addicted to various substances, and he knows about drugs and what they can do to people. So when Harris came out in support of Measure 91, which would legalize recreational marijuana use if approve ...

    14 Oct 2014 - Jake Thomas

  4. Priced out in San Francisco

    Ly Tran* is washing dishes when I arrive at her house. She wears a gray sweatshirt and sweatpants with neon green lines running up the leg, her short black hair bobbing up and down as she wipes dry a plate. Her quiet demeanor contrasts with the slew of br ...

    10 Jul 2014 - Samantha Lew

  5. 2014 landlord-tenant law changes are on their way

    Renters in Oregon had more reasons to celebrate this holiday season, as new tenant protections were added to Oregon’s Landlord-Tenant Law Jan. 1, 2014. The Community Alliance of Tenants (CAT) is Oregon’s only grassroots, tenant-led renters rights organiza ...

    28 Jan 2014 - Justin Buri

  6. Discrimination ban on Section 8 to become law

    For people who use a federal housing voucher subsidy to rent an apartment, one phrase has been a constant barrier: “No Section 8.” Under Oregon law, and despite a whole list of equal rights protections for renters, landlords could legally bar anyone who r ...

    27 Jul 2013 - Jake Thomas

  7. Veterans, families, renters make gains in legislative session

    Oregon lawmakers end session with funding victories and in the fight against housing discrimination In the several months prior to every Oregon legislative session, housing advocates come together under the umbrella of the Oregon Housing Alliance to set g ...

    27 Jul 2013 - Alison McIntosh

  8. Housing crisis still roiling for poorest residents in county

    An affordable rental housing crisis is taking place. More than 1,700 men, women, and children are sleeping outside every night. Another 1,000 people are sleeping in emergency shelters and temporary motel rooms. People with modest income continue to be hom ...

    14 Jun 2013 - Bobby Weinstock

  9. Housing advocates, landlords go to the wire on Section 8 bill

    Progress of a bill that would prohibit discrimination against Section 8 tenants has slowed due to last minute intense, delicate negotiations between landlord and tenant advocacy groups. But it is still expected to pass the Oregon Legislature, largely due ...

    13 Jun 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe

  10. Housing takes center stage in Salem

    By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer They carpooled and packed into buses, wearing buttons in solidarity and some paired in matching T-shirts. More than 150 of them, of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, made the trip. They came for Housing Opportunity Lobby Da ...

    23 Apr 2013 - Joanne Zuhl

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