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Airbnb and VRBO tax should go towards housing

It’s no secret that Portland is experiencing rapid growth. Neighborhoods in downtown and in Portland’s inner core are booming. Many local businesses are thriving. All one has to do to experience the prosperity is spend a night in any number of Portland ne ...

27 May 2014 - Israel Bayer
Ending homelessness. A pipe dream or a reality?

The following is an excerpt from a speech by Nan Roman, president and CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The Alliance is a public education, advocacy, and capacity-building organization with a network of more than 10,000 nonprofit, public s ...

22 Apr 2014 - Nan Roman
City Club to study Medicaid expansion, homeless impact

Health care reform at the federal level and expansion of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provide an opportunity to increase access to health care and improve health outcomes for thousands of Oregonians, especially those experiencing homelessness. More than h ...

19 Mar 2014 - Kathy Black
Surveillance programs hit closer to home than portrayed

At a recent discussion about government surveillance hosted by the City Club of Portland, Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer were asked what role states must play in protecting Americans from the ever-increasing domestic spying acti ...

12 Sep 2013 - Becky Straus