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Yes! Affordable Homes: The time is now for Portland to act on affordable housing

Commentary: We want Portland to be a place where everyone can afford a home Portland is experiencing an unprecedented housing crisis. Rents are up nearly 15 percent over last year, and low vacancy rates are making it harder to find a place to live. These ...

16 Jun 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
Integrated city, county effort best approach to homelessness

COMMENTARY | A joint office would respond to the needs of people experiencing homelessness An accident brought Sara to a homeless shelter last year. Hit by a car and left unable to work, she quickly discovered that disability benefits were too little to c ...

12 Apr 2016 - Deborah Kafoury and Dan Saltzman
Director’s Desk: Let’s make dream of safe, affordable housing a reality

The progress in Multnomah County and Portland is great. But it's not enough. People ask me if the homeless and housing emergency in Multnomah County is working. The short answer is, yes. The long answer is, we’ve got a long way to go. The most visib ...

2 Apr 2016 - Israel Bayer
City, county pledge to invest additional $30 million to pay for housing and shelter beds

The new investment will go to support "A Home For Everyone," a community partnership to end homelessness Mayor Charlie Hales and Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury announced this morning a $30 million city and county commitment to support ne ...

30 Sep 2015 - Israel Bayer
SR Editorial: Proposed county budget makes smart connections

For many years, the budget process for Multnomah County was a painful study in having to do more with less. That is not the case for now. This year, Chair Deborah Kafoury’s 2016 proposed budget is $1.7 billion, with more than $90 million in expected new ...

12 Jun 2015 - SR editorial board
Let’s make things right on housing

This year both the City of Portland and Multnomah County launched A Home For Everyone, a new plan to address housing and homelessness in our community. Mayor Charlie Hales and city housing commissioner, Dan Saltzman, along with Multnomah County Chair Debo ...

17 Apr 2015 - SR editorial board
What will it take to end homelessness?

Portland, like many cities throughout the United States, finds itself at a crossroads. How do we collectively tackle the housing crisis and begin to really put the resources needed into ending homelessness? Anna Griffin’s series on homelessness in The Ore ...

18 Feb 2015 - Israel Bayer
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
There is much to celebrate — and work toward

Street Roots is currently participating on a committee convened by Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman and County Commissioner Deborah Kafoury to determine where $1.7 million should go to support housing and homeless services. It’s great to think that ...

17 Oct 2013 - Israel Bayer
Funding package for women essential for success

The number can stop you in your tracks. 122. It’s six hours before darkness and you’re number 122 on the list to get into the Salvation Army’s emergency women’s shelter. You’re homeless, and you’ve just made a break from your abuser. With the kindness of ...

3 Oct 2013 - SR editorial board