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Finding solutions for Portland’s most vulnerable

Three months ago when Mayor Charlie Hales assigned new bureaus to the City Council, I was honored to be working on housing and homelessness issues as the new Commissioner in charge of the Portland Housing Bureau. I welcome the new challenge. I see the wo ...

23 Sep 2013 - Dan Saltzman
Additional funding request could fuel new housing strategies

Our city lacks the tools and resources to meet our various affordable housing goals. The shortage of affordable housing coupled with skyrocketing rents continue to strain our low- and middle-income families, leaving some lower-income households on the ver ...

20 Feb 2015 - Dan Saltzman
Incentive for developers would spur affordable housing

This spring, the Portland Housing Bureau published the 2015 State of Housing in Portland Report, our first comprehensive look at the current state of Portland’s housing market. Quite frankly, it paints a stark picture for many of our fellow Portlanders tr ...

7 Jul 2015 - Dan Saltzman
We've made progress on housing, thanks to ‘the Portland in us'

COMMENTARY | City Commissioner Dan Saltzman is proud of work done in 2015 A week ago, the Portland Business Alliance came into my office with one of its members. This member had a building downtown that he would be selling in the coming months, but the bu ...

31 Dec 2015 - Dan Saltzman
Integrated city, county effort best approach to homelessness

COMMENTARY | A joint office would respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness An accident brought Sara to a homeless shelter last year. Hit by a car and left unable to work, she quickly discovered that disability benefits were too little to c ...

12 Apr 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
Yes! Affordable Homes: The time is now for Portland to act on affordable housing

Commentary: We want Portland to be a place where everyone can afford a home Portland is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. Rents are up nearly 15 percent over last year, and low vacancy rates are making it harder to find a place to live. These ...

16 Jun 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
Portland's shared values are evident in our approach to housing

COMMENTARY | The community has stepped up, but there is still much work to do I am not one to sugarcoat or gloss over the realities of what we have faced over the last several years in Portland. We have been weathering one of the most severe affordable-ho ...

15 Dec 2016 - Dan Saltzman