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Director’s Desk: Beyond all the politics, Portland budget plan a bold step forward

There's no good reason a minor business tax hike should stir controversy Each of the proposed budgets by Multnomah County and Portland invests heavily in housing and homeless services, pledging more than $50 million in additional support toward the h ...

5 May 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director’s Desk: Let’s make dream of safe, affordable housing a reality

The progress in Multnomah County and Portland is great. But it's not enough. People ask me if the homeless and housing emergency in Multnomah County is working. The short answer is, yes. The long answer is, we’ve got a long way to go. The most visib ...

2 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
Director’s Desk: We’re inviting ourselves inside your home

It’s not easy being homeless. Just imagine. A student asked me this week why some of the homeless camps are so hard to keep clean. I asked the student to imagine: The entire world stepped inside your home at this very moment. Not just anyone, but every ...

11 Feb 2016 - Israel Bayer
What will it take to end homelessness?

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
Keeping City Hall and our progress in perspective

The world is a complicated place. Of course, you don’t need me to tell you that. On my way home from work this week I stopped and talked to an elderly woman sleeping on the streets in Old Town. “Besides my aching back all I really need is a long, hot bath ...

5 Jun 2014 - Israel Bayer
Bureau change-up must be more than change

Mayor Charlie Hales has shuffled the deck at the city by reassigning bureaus to each commissioner saying, “This will allow commissioners to interact, and to share their passion and knowledge for the various bureaus.” From the outside looking in, it’s too ...

12 Jun 2013 - Israel Bayer