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  1. America’s housing crisis is in ‘uncharted territory’

    Affordable housing and support services fall far short of demand. And, as a surge of evictions looms, the worst is yet to come. There are fewer than a dozen postal addresses along the short stretch of 97th Avenue, between Burnside and Glisan streets, but ...

    28 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl

  2. Losing ground: How the Trump administration has reversed U.S. housing policy

    The White House’s attitudes toward homelessness could grow the population it wishes to sweep away As of this writing, the future of the Trump administration is unknown. What comes next may be the end of a contentious legacy of a single-term president or a ...

    21 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl

  3. PSU students struggle with housing, food insecurity

    The rates of basic-needs insecurity at Portland State are higher than the average across four-year institutions Housing and food insecurity among students and staff at Portland State University are widespread, and they’re hitting vulnerable groups on camp ...

    24 Sep 2020 - Jessica Pollard

  4. A proposed development in Northwest Portland would displace low-income residents

    A developer plans to demolish the Flanders House and replace it with market rate apartments A newly formed tenants’ collective is speaking out against the possible demolition of an 1890s Alphabet District house that some of the neighborhood’s lower income ...

    21 Jul 2020 - Jessica Pollard

  5. Wyden touts plan to expand affordable-housing tax credit

    ‘Our housing policy needs a major remodel,’ the senator says During a stop this month in southwest Portland, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) touted his plan to increase the stock of affordable housing and expand the affordable-housing tax credit.  Wyden introdu ...

    15 Nov 2019 - Christen McCurdy

  6. We stand firm against dangerous White House rhetoric on homelessness

    DIRECTOR’S DESK | The Council of Economic Advisers is wrong to recommend a police response When Trump dog-whistles, the hounds of hate come bounding. That’s why Street Roots convened a group of partners on Sept. 25 to draw the line clearly: Donald Trump’s ...

    27 Sep 2019 - Kaia Sand

  7. Blumenauer zeroes in on the housing crisis and its racist roots

    The congressman from Portland hopes to flip the script on centuries of government-sanctioned discrimination Congressman Earl Blumenauer doesn’t consider himself naive. He’s been in politics most of his life, from the Portland City Council to serving Orego ...

    13 Sep 2019 - Joanne Zuhl

  8. SR editorial: Multnomah County homeless numbers remain stable, but so do the causes

    4,015 are experiencing homelessness, according to the 2019 Point In Time count; how are we going to fix this? Local officials counted 4,015 people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County in January. And while that number is slightly lower than just ...

    2 Aug 2019 - SR editorial board

  9. Tina Kotek: 2019 legislative session gets a B+

    Oregon's House speaker reflects on the session and what she sees as wins for housing, education and – yes – the environment The smoke is still clearing from the 80th Oregon State Legislative Assembly, but if there were any open wounds left from its c ...

    12 Jul 2019 - Joanne Zuhl

  10. Trump wants to intercede on homeless crisis – but on whose behalf?

    DIRECTOR’S DESK | Our president, who deplores the visibility of homelessness, doesn't understand the federal government’s role in the housing crisis On Monday, Trump free-associated about homelessness with Fox News’ right-wing provocateur Tucker Carl ...

    3 Jul 2019 - Kaia Sand

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