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Nearly 30% of ‘affordable’ rents within $6 of ‘fair market rate’ under Inclusionary Housing

Portland's housing affordability crisis, the program’s parameters skew away from low-income Portlanders ... . Created in 2017 and administered by the Portland Housing Bureau, or PHB, the program’s stated goal is to ... extremely low income or low income, according to PHB’s 2023 State of Housing in Portland. Yet, those ...

7 Aug 2024 - Kimberly Cortez
Libraries offer some of the few remaining truly public places

supports," Katie O'Dell, Multnomah County Library's capital bond program deputy director, said. ... a community of about 2,240 people some 55 miles southwest of Portland. Her small library started a food pantry ... have housing. They come to the library every day. They're spending time here. They're using ...

3 Jul 2024 - Tom Henderson
Opinion | Imagine closing the racial wealth gap

a white person in Portland within one generation? One component of the answer is baby bonds — investment ... starting their own business. How could baby bonds be used to address the racial wealth gap in Portland ... we close the gap between the average wealth of a Black person in Portland and the average wealth of ...

19 Jun 2024 - Steve Van Eck
Pets provide comfort for many homeless Portlanders

with homeless Portlanders at Blanchet House and other organizations. “It is very impressive how well ... a Portland shelter. “She is my life,” Julie said. “I don’t know what I’d do without her.” Dogs bring ... emotional support and protection to people living outside in Portland. With few places to stay, pets can be ...

5 Jun 2024 - Ellen Clarke
2024 Elections | Multnomah County Commissioners

conducted by the Portland Housing Bureau, there exists a shortage of more than 60,000 affordable rental ... approval from the Portland City Council for an action plan to catalyze the construction of 20,000 housing ... county only spent about 65% of the allocated Supportive Housing Services bond. Metro's housing bond ...

1 May 2024 - K. Rambo and Tom Henderson
Opinion | Proposals for our local governments’ economic agenda

apartment buildings, trailer parks and houses. Bonding that can raise start-up money for a revolving ... post bonds pledging full payment for any potential damages. Portland’s Harbor Superfund Site ... rather than the basics: housing, childcare and the environment. Mary C. King is a professor emerita of ...

27 Mar 2024 - Mary King
Northeast Portland project offers ethical redevelopment approach

Portland’s housing landscape, but it's not without growing pains. The projects can displace current ... affordable housing around the region, according to Israel Bayer, a communications manager for Metro. The bond ... approach to the project Revitalizing old developments and expanding affordable housing is vital for ...

22 Nov 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Portland drag performers raise funds at ‘Drag the House Up!’

“Drag the House Up!,” a July 12 fundraiser at The Get Down in Southeast Portland. The event, which drew ... fiscal year 2023 as part of the Joint Office’s LGBTQIA2S+ Housing Forum. Portland: Neighbors Welcome, ... a volunteer-run nonprofit advocating for affordable housing in Portland, started organizing the drag show in ...

26 Jul 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Director's Desk: Portland housing bond framework charts course for change

Portland voters overwhelmingly passed an affordable-housing bond for $258 million. The bond's purpose ... follow him on Twitter @israelbayer. Director's Desk Portland Housing Bond Print ... @israelbayer. The bond itself followed a series of policy decisions by Portland officials to create and maintain ...

13 Oct 2017 - Israel Bayer
Unpacking Eviction Representation for All

the county’s housing crisis with county Measure 26-238. If passed, the measure would levy a capital ... Portland State University’s eviction tracking project. That year, peak representation for tenants was just ... those opposed say the new tax will be a burden atop already high taxes and stunt housing production. The ...

26 Apr 2023 - Piper McDaniel