metropolitan hubs such as Portland, Seattle and San Francisco. “There is literally no available housing, let ... Cranes are in the sky over Portland. And rural Oregon is in the throes of one of the worst housing crises ... Rural Oregon is experiencing one of the worst housing crises of our lifetime Elizabeth Reyes grew ...
1 Dec 2017 - Joanne Zuhl
a couple of great fundraisers (one for the Affordable Housing Bond and the other for a candidate for the ... remained Herculeanly strong. I imagined I would have to quit my job, lose my house and move in with family. ... last 16 years in Portland and Denver. But I wasn’t at all sure I could keep myself alive. I took leave ...
11 Aug 2017 - Rachel Post
his friend, Wally, he wouldn’t be alive today. Wally came to Portland as a result of Hurricane ... met at apprenticeship school at the National Urban Housing and Economic Community Development ... Corporation in Portland, where they are both enrolled. They soon realized they had the same core values and ...
9 Jun 2017 - Helen Hill
bond that will provide thousands of Portland families and seniors with homes they can afford and the ... COMMENTARY | Voting yes on Portland's affordable-homes measure is personal for Kathleen ... Linden's daughter This November, I will be voting yes on Measure 26-179 – a historic affordable-housing ...
27 Oct 2016 - Sydney Linden
affordable housing bond in November of 2016. We believe that everyone deserves a safe place to call home. So, ... Portland, OR 97209. If you’d like to give a donation in my name, please do. More than anything I hope you ...
16 Nov 2017 - Israel Bayer
26-179 is a Portland bond measure that will pay for 1,300 deeply affordable housing units in Portland ... Measure 26-179 Bonds to fund affordable housing YES The Yes for Affordable Homes campaign. Street Roots ... existing market-rate housing to keep Portlanders from being displaced. The affordable housing units built ...
20 Oct 2016 - SR editorial board
On ballots right now, Portlanders have the opportunity to vote on the Parks Replacement Bond ... operations. This is the normal way Portlanders help pay for parks. Portland’s last parks bond—passed in ... structural problems at Pioneer Courthouse Square (Portland’s living room), and much more. Bond spending will ...
27 Oct 2014 - Amanda Fritz
needs deliver a housing bond on the November ballot measure. More so, Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon ... affordable housing around the state. After all, it’s not just Portland experiencing this problem. There ... housing. It’s one tragic story after another. They also tell me how tent cities or encampments are keeping ...
26 May 2016 - Israel Bayer
housing bond. Talk about big time. I believe our regional leaders should be thinking about the same ... Trump's grave promises make local and state housing legislation essential In the past few ... experiencing a mental health crisis in his parking lot. The individual was homeless. The Portland Mercury ...
16 Mar 2017 - Israel Bayer
Dozens of local organizations tell Portland City Council it’s time to stop investing in ... private-prison profiteers UPDATE, Dec. 22, 9:30 a.m.: On Wednesday, Dec. 21, Portland City Council voted to halt ... all city investments in corporate bonds until the incoming City Council revisits the issue in 2017. ...
21 Nov 2016 - Emily Green