Holding up the roof at the House By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The Housing Alliance is finalizing its advocacy agenda for the 2011 legislative cycle and preparing the case it will make to the state Legislature regarding why the state should support an ...
31 Jan 2011 - Street Roots
Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist In a few weeks, the Oregon Legislature will convene for the 2013 Legislative Session. The Housing Alliance and our members see an Oregon where everyone has the safety, security and opportunity that having a stable h ...
28 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
The latest Street Roots reports that “when legislators convene in Salem for the Legislature’s month-long session, scheduled to begin Feb. 3, they are likely to focus on economic development, job growth, continuing to fund and reform education, and pass le ...
15 Jan 2014 - SR editorial board
That will only come if the housing crisis is addressed on multiple fronts. This week, Oregon’s House Democrats joined the chorus of elected officials calling for relief to the housing crisis facing the region. We trust, as with the emergency declarations ...
19 Nov 2015 - SR editorial board
Governor, lawmakers should work to standardize investments in affordable housing It’s not just Portland experiencing a housing crisis. Many communities throughout Oregon are facing a severe affordable housing shortage. Add this to rising rents and stagnat ...
14 Jan 2016 - SR editorial board
The housing advocate says lawmakers’ response must be powerful. And she’s optimistic. More than 300 people packed a conference room Saturday afternoon at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization in outer northeast Portland. They were there to tal ...
14 Jan 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Lifting Oregon's ban on inclusionary zoning is key to finding a solution Inclusionary zoning. You’ve heard about it, but what exactly is it? And why is it so important in addressing our current housing crisis in Oregon? Inclusionary zoning links the ...
21 Jan 2016 - Israel Bayer
People ask: Does my voice matter? Yes, it does. It’s hard to put into words the trauma we see on the streets every day, much less how it has affected my peers and me over the years. It pales in comparison to how it actually affects the people that go thro ...
28 Jan 2016 - Israel Bayer
Efforts center on inclusionary zoning and renters’ rights Talk of addressing the region’s housing crisis has taken the form of several bills heading through the Oregon State Legislature this short session. Among them are several that raise the issue of in ...
4 Feb 2016 - SR editorial board
From the Legislature to the Portland mayor's office to you It’s a question I get a lot: Israel, can you explain to me what’s going on out there? Let’s start with Salem. Housing legislation is moving forward on important eviction protections, inclusio ...
25 Feb 2016 - Israel Bayer