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Housing-related measures on the table when legislators return for special session

Oregon lawmakers will head back to Salem this week to address police accountability and pandemic mitigation, including legislation on evictions and homelessness Oregon’s moratoriums on residential and commercial evictions expire at the end of the month, a ...

23 Jun 2020 - Tom Henderson
Housing-insecure Oregonians left in the lurch, eager for Legislature to convene

The governor’s decision not to call a special session leaves housing policy recommendations in the balance Morgan Florea doesn’t have to worry for three months about being evicted from her Portland apartment because she can’t pay the rent. Oregon Gov. Kat ...

7 Apr 2020 - Tom Henderson
How to flex your democratic muscles for affordable housing

COMMENTARY | 2018 is an opportunity to engage with our elected Oregon officials Our democracy – our system of representative government – is like a muscle. We can use it and make it strong, or we can let it atrophy through inattentiveness and inaction. A ...

2 Feb 2018 - Alison McIntosh
Janet Byrd: Housing crisis demands ‘something bold’ from Legislature

The housing advocate says lawmakers’ response must be powerful. And she’s optimistic. More than 300 people packed a conference room Saturday afternoon at the Immigrant and Refugee Community Organization in outer northeast Portland. They were there to tal ...

14 Jan 2016 - Amanda Waldroupe
Street Roots editorial: Legislature’s housing agenda a place for real change

That will only come if the housing crisis is addressed on multiple fronts. This week, Oregon’s House Democrats joined the chorus of elected officials calling for relief to the housing crisis facing the region. We trust, as with the emergency declarations ...

19 Nov 2015 - SR editorial board
Oregonians share stories, visions for state

Neighborhood Partnerships and the Oregon Housing Alliance asked: What do you want to see? Last month we asked community members to share their vision. We asked: What does building Oregon’s future mean to you? What would change in your life, in your experi ...

1 Jun 2015 - Omar Carrillo
What is your vision for an Oregon with affordable housing opportunities?

We need it all- tiny houses and large apartment buildings, intergenerational developments and housing for folks who need certain services. Halfway home. The Oregon Legislature is just about halfway through the 2015 session, and advocates are just about ha ...

24 Apr 2015 - Janet Byrd
Finding my voice delivering others to Salem

In some circles, lobbyist is a dirty word. We don’t elect lobbyists. We don’t know exactly what they do. Yet, lobbyists are an integral part of our democracy. And anyone can do it. Lobbying can be as simple as picking up the phone or writing an e-mail or ...

13 Mar 2014 - Grace Badik
Let’s not go blindly on housing into the next session

Let’s not go blindly on housing into the next session Alison McIntosh, Contributing Columnist Too many Oregonians today are forced to choose between paying rent or buying groceries or medicine. Too many of us are busy looking for work, holding down two o ...

17 Jan 2012 - Street Roots
How housing faired at the past session in Salem

How housing faired at the past session in Salem by Alison McIntosh, Contributing Writer Looking ahead to February 2012 — our voices can create housing opportunity. The State Legislature has been adjourned for over two weeks now, and we’re a little more th ...

27 Jul 2011 - Street Roots