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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
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
2023 Elections | Multnomah County Commissioner District 3

the state on a host of projects, including housing bonds for affordable housing, developing more ... Albert Kaufman, Julia Brim-Edwards and Ana del Rocío all agree the county needs more housing ... of affordable housing and increase in homelessness in Multnomah County is a crisis. Whoever wins the ...

26 Apr 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Is parking reform the secret to new Oregon housing?

Housing Parking rollbacks come at a time when housing affordability is a top priority in Portland, as ... Portland State University, 17 projects included Inclusionary Housing requirements. Five years later, ... bond measures with providing close to a billion dollars to help build more affordable housing. Aside ...

12 Apr 2023 - Christine Menges
Urban Alchemy is coming to Portland

play a major role in Portland’s controversial mass homeless camps. Mayor Ted Wheeler announced the city ... is the right team for the city of Portland.” The announcement came after months of speculation in ... this because we share a special bond with society’s most vulnerable — and because we see ourselves in ...

15 Mar 2023 - Piper McDaniel
TriMet poised to increase fares, despite cold reception

or money to deal with.” Another rider, Portland State University student Hayden Farris, said they are ... Danny Cage, a Portland Public Schools student, predominantly relies on TriMet. While PPS students have ... can make it appear that TriMet can go without a fare increase. TriMet currently has a AAA bond rating, ...

1 Feb 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Kaia Sand | Untangling the web of entities and officials responsible for addressing homelessness

served as a vehicle to capture and distribute voter-approved funds in two instances — the housing bond ... Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman — at the time a Multnomah County Chair and city of Portland commissioner, ... assistance, and is less operationally efficient.” “The city of Portland and Multnomah County each provide ...

11 Jan 2023 - Kaia Sand
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
PPB and Fire Bureau have one of the most expensive pensions in the country

the Portland Public Schools bond ($1,100). In 2021, the taxes funding this pension cost more than the ... city of Portland, Metro, Multnomah County and Portland Community College Bonds combined, and they pay ... daughter was lucky enough to buy a house here in Portland, (and) she turns 30, she's still expected to ...

25 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel