Portland’s 30 percent set aside of funds for housing boasts some success, some problems and some trouble ahead "Homeless Giant" by Eric Drooker. His graphics have appeared on countless posters, books and CD covers and his paintings are often see ...
24 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
HAP, Nick Fish fight uphill battle to increase Section 8 housing options From the Dec. 12 special affordable housing edition, "In need of a new deal." The Housing Authority of Portland has a perennial problem: thousands of people in need of subs ...
24 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
New housing bureau announced in Portland Dec. 16, 2008 Via Nick Fish's office... To the Staff and Stakeholders of PDC and BHCD: We are pleased to announce the formation of a new City of Portland bureau, focused on housing, that will replace the curre ...
16 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
Sit-lie is a gateway drug August 12, 2008 One good dose of this distracting intoxicant and a whole roomful of people are likely to spin off on every social ill, vice and offense ever witnessed on Portland’s streets. Yesterday at the public hearing for the ...
12 Aug 2008 - Street Roots
Truth Commission offers tears and insight August 7, 2008 Old Town was alive tonight. Nearly 60 individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty gathered with allies and advocates at Sisters Of The Roads' sponsored Truth Commission on the sit-lie ord ...
8 Aug 2008 - Street Roots
Breaking: Sam Chase named Nick Fish's Chief of Staff (July 10) Street Roots has just learned that Sam Chase, the Executive Director of the Oregon Opportunity Network (formerly the Community Development Network), will be the Chief of Staff for newly e ...
10 Jul 2008 - Street Roots