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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
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
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
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
Groundswell pushes housing issues to the forefront in Portland

It may be the first time in recent memory that affordable housing and homelessness will play a leading role in the 2016 election cycle. On one side of this issue is a business community fed up with homelessness. On the other side is a community filled wit ...

17 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
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
Let’s make things right on housing

This year both the City of Portland and Multnomah County launched A Home For Everyone, a new plan to address housing and homelessness in our community. Mayor Charlie Hales and city housing commissioner, Dan Saltzman, along with Multnomah County Chair Debo ...

17 Apr 2015 - SR editorial board
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
Airbnb and VRBO tax should go towards housing

It’s no secret that Portland is experiencing rapid growth. Neighborhoods in downtown and in Portland’s inner core are booming. Many local businesses are thriving. All one has to do to experience the prosperity is spend a night in any number of Portland ne ...

27 May 2014 - Israel Bayer
Candidate Q & A: Commissioner Dan Saltzman and Challenger Nicholas Caleb talk affordable housing

Commissioner Dan Saltzman and his challenger Nicholas Caleb are running Portland Commissioner No. 3. Street Roots posed three questions to the candidates on housing and homelessness. Street Roots: Portland is experiencing an affordable housing crisis. The ...

1 May 2014 - Street Roots Staff