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Metro renews focus on creating affordable housing

The greater-Portland area is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Not only does need drastically outweigh availability — with some waiting years to access housing within their financial means — those who do obtain affordable homes often find them ...

13 Aug 2014 - Emily Green
City Hall surplus draws pitch from Housing Bureau

After years of austere budgets, City Hall has scraped up some extra cash for the upcoming budget cycle. Some of it could go to building affordable housing, aiding homeless individuals, helping distressed renters and other initiatives. In December, the Off ...

15 Feb 2014 - Jake Thomas
City weighs affordable housing funds in urban renewal areas

City weighs affordable housing funds in urban renewal areas By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer It’s been six years since Portland voted to dedicate 30 percent of the city’s urban renewal funds toward affordable housing. It was a controversial decision at a time ...

16 Nov 2011 - Street Roots
Review of housing set aside reveals positive results

Review of housing set aside reveals positive results By John Miller, Contributing Writer As a long time advocate for affordable homes here in Portland I was very happy to discover that the city has exceeded its ‘TIF Set Aside” spending on affordable housi ...

27 Jul 2011 - Street Roots
Oregon Opportunity Network's John Miller

Oregon Opportunity Network's John Miller By Joanne Zuhl, Staff writer Oregon’s network of community development organizations — those developers, nonprofits and agencies that have been the backbone of affordable housing and economic development for l ...

20 Jul 2011 - Street Roots