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Groundswell pushes housing issues to the forefront in Portland

It may be the first time in recent memory that affordable housing and homelessness will play a leading role in the 2016 election cycle. On one side of this issue is a business community fed up with homelessness. On the other side is a community filled wit ...

17 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
City, county looking for landlords to house homeless veterans

Despite veterans’ access to vouchers and funding, finding landlords willing to rent to them has been a challenge With approximately 360 Portland-area veterans still in need of housing, city and county officials are pleading with landlords to consider taki ...

24 Jul 2015 - Emily Green
Housing initiatives a step toward ‘righting the ship’

In his State of the City address, delivered last week before City Club of Portland, Mayor Charlie Hales talked about spending the past two years “righting the ship.” Financially, the city is stronger than it has been for several years, with commissioners ...

6 Feb 2015 - SR editorial board
We are reaching a tipping point in Portland

Portland is reaching a tipping point. With the decline of affordable housing units around the city due to the increase of rental prices we’re heading into a perfect storm. In fact, some might say the storm has already arrived on our shores. It sure feels ...

1 Jul 2014 - Israel Bayer
Housing crisis still roiling for poorest residents in county

An affordable rental housing crisis is taking place. More than 1,700 men, women, and children are sleeping outside every night. Another 1,000 people are sleeping in emergency shelters and temporary motel rooms. People with modest income continue to be hom ...

14 Jun 2013 - Bobby Weinstock