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Housing organizations speak out on high cost of street fee

Add low-income housing managers and advocates to the list of people and organizations speaking out against the proposed transportation fee. By their calculation, the fee would impact nonprofit housing organizations hundreds of thousands of dollars annuall ...

29 May 2014 - Joanne Zuhl
For the Record: January 3-16, 2014

Number of lights at ZooLights in 2013: 1.5 million Number of acres the Oregon Department of Forestry owns: 16 million Largest donation given through the 2013 Willamette Week Give!Guide: $20,000 Number of organizations receiving donations through 2013 Wil ...

13 Jan 2014 - Street Roots Staff
Dr. Adewale Troutman: Disparities in our lives reflect in our health

The president of the American Public Health Association, Dr. Adewale Troutman has devoted his 40 years of work to health equity within active communities, leading him to found the first Center for Health Equity. This summer, the Coalition for a Liveable F ...

4 Nov 2013 - Alex Zielinski
Death on the streets is cruel, premature and preventable

Street Roots editorial Last year, 56 people died while experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County. In 2011, the figure was 47. In addition to these numbers, we know that even more people on the streets died in local hospitals that were not counted by t ...

9 May 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Housing justice community wins path toward no more evictions

By Kari Koch, Contributing Columnist The headlines would have us believe that the housing crisis is over, and that foreclosures are no longer a serious threat to our community. But in Portland, we have an affordable housing crisis, with an estimated 5,000 ...

28 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Housing and homeless services face deep cuts

The new 2013-14 proposed budget from the City of Portland is out. The Portland Housing Bureau, which oversees a myriad of housing and homeless services, is facing a $1 million dollar cut from the city budget and an additional $1.2 million dollar cut from ...

7 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Candidate forum on housing next week!

Candidate forum on housing next week! Facebook event group here. homelessness Housing Print ...

10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
BTA: Beyond the presidential race, your vote can change Oregon

BTA: Beyond the presidential race, your vote can change Oregon By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist First, I’d like to pause and say goodbye to Margaux Mennesson. Margaux has served as The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Communications Director for t ...

8 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
New federal guidelines for low-income housing cut out explicit tenant protections regarding bed bugs

New federal guidelines for low-income housing cut out explicit tenant protections regarding bed bugs By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new landlord guidelines for dealing with bed bug infestations have som ...

6 Jun 2012 - Street Roots
Why housing matters in this election

Why housing matters in this election There’s a lot of personality in the upcoming elections. This is Portland, after all. And in these times, the gravity of this election is further weighted by the stagnant economy, the city’s pressing financial straits, ...

26 Apr 2012 - Street Roots