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Director’s Desk: With Legislature ignoring housing crisis, local progress is crucial

Oregon lawmakers have never prioritized housing in a substantial way On the same day Multnomah County announced a 10 percent increase in people experiencing homelessness, Oregon announced cuts to emergency rent assistance. If that didn’t add enough insul ...

23 Jun 2017 - Israel Bayer
Director’s Desk: Aggressive homeless sweeps would undercut progress on the streets

This flawed policy would perpetuate a cycle of madness that's been repeated for decades People tell me all the time, Israel — all my friends, even the liberal ones are tired of it. The homeless. The trash. Something has to be done to clear these camp ...

19 May 2017 - Israel Bayer
Director's Desk: Yes, Portland has the energy to fight homelessness

We can do something powerful, but we need to focus on solutions We’ve lost the general public’s support and political will on homelessness. I’ve been hearing these sentiments a lot lately in political circles. That’s nonsense. It’s true that many people ...

4 May 2017 - Israel Bayer
Director’s Desk: Portland's mayor is writing the next chapter on the social justice front

Turnover in political leadership, Trump's threats leave Ted Wheeler with a daunting task People ask me all of the time, “What do you think of Mayor Wheeler?” I tell them, I don’t know the mayor well, but from my short time working with him he’s one o ...

30 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer