Portland City Council will consider referral of the affordable-housing bond at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at ... , wages aren’t keeping up with the cost of housing. And thousands of Portlanders struggle to find a safe ... homes in Portland. We need to act now to create affordable housing for people who live and work in our ...
16 Jun 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
putting a bond or levy that would generate revenue for affordable housing on the ballot in 2010. And if ... former chief of staff who is now doing contract work with the Portland Housing Bureau, has contacted ... he did not support putting a bond or levy for affordable housing on the ballot for another “three to ...
17 Dec 2009 - Street Roots
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