previous Portland and Metro housing bonds (2016 and 2018) like a 1-2 punch. Those bonds secured money for ... through the past housing bonds, that money doesn’t cover the cost of renting apartments to people who make ... a year into the Portland metro region for 10 years. With all the uncertainty stemming from the pandemic, ...
1 May 2020 - SR editorial board
Residents in Portland and within the Metro regional government have passed massive bonds earmarked to ... to be determined. The Multnomah County and city of Portland Joint Office of Homeless Services ... residents on the streets, in shelter and in transitional housing – all included in the federal definition of ...
2 Aug 2019 - SR editorial board
a family of four in Portland. • In 2016, Multnomah County residents passed a $258 million bond to build ... that within six months, the Portland Housing Bureau and the Joint Office of Homeless Services will ... comes as no surprise that the Portland City Council is poised to extend the state of emergency to ...
29 Sep 2017 - SR editorial board
Having a support network is key to people feeling stable and capable. Segregating Portland ... history: In 1996, voters approved a bond to build the Wapato Detention Facility, which was completed in ... two candidates for City Council, Loretta Smith and Stuart Emmons, and more recently a Portland ...
6 Apr 2018 - SR editorial board
Portland experiencing a housing crisis. Many communities throughout Oregon are facing a severe affordable ... a meaningful way for years. Local governments, including the city of Portland, and the Oregon Housing Alliance ... Keny-Guyer and House Speaker Tina Kotek, both Democrats representing North and Northeast Portland, are ...
14 Jan 2016 - SR editorial board
public support for the Wapato Jail, an empty facility in far out North Portland, to be turned into ... has now been adopted as a rallying cry by the Portland Business Alliance and nearly 3,000 petition ... gatherers who think it’s an idea worth considering. The Portland Tribune is now calling for an open forum to ...
7 Jan 2016 - SR editorial board
the Children’s Levy. Now with the city’s housing and homeless programs under his watch, Saltzman has ... brought forth a proposal that takes advantage of the common bonds. Saltzman is implementing a $1.7 million ... reinforcing stable housing. Shelters have their place, but they are overflowing, bottlenecked by a lack of ...
3 Oct 2013 - SR editorial board
. A housing levy or a bond is a must. Changing the conversation and having a more cohesive analysis of our ... time, our region has maintained basic human services and the creation of affordable housing units ... and possibly the region, must look toward additional revenue streams for services and housing ...
17 Mar 2010 - Street Roots