This spring, the Portland Housing Bureau published the 2015 State of Housing in Portland Report, our first comprehensive look at the current state of Portland’s housing market. Quite frankly, it paints a stark picture for many of our fellow Portlanders tr ...
7 Jul 2015 - Dan Saltzman
If homelessness, housing and wages are any indicator of how much Black Lives Matter in Portland — then we are failing, badly. The latest 2015 Multnomah County Homeless Count was released in early June. If homelessness, housing and wages are any indicator ...
29 Jun 2015 - Israel Bayer
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
Federal government isn’t solving big-picture problems, so maybe… The seasons are changing here in Portland. The sun is finally starting to shine with some consistency, the days are getting longer, the darkness is fading into winter’s past, conversations o ...
1 Jun 2015 - M. Nels Johnson
Neighborhood Partnerships and the Oregon Housing Alliance asked: What do you want to see? Last month we asked community members to share their vision. We asked: What does building Oregon’s future mean to you? What would change in your life, in your experi ...
1 Jun 2015 - Omar Carrillo
Did you hear that Oregon will spend $1 billion over the next two years helping families with their housing costs? It’s true. But the many families across our state struggling to afford a home should take little comfort because the bulk of the billion-doll ...
15 May 2015 - Juan Carlos Ordóñez
Mayor Charlie Hales and the rest of City Council continue to send a message that housing matters. In his 2015-16 proposed budget, the mayor has allocated an additional $5.9 million on housing. This comes out of a nearly $50 million surplus the city has th ...
7 May 2015 - SR editorial board
We know how to end homelessness. We just need affordable homes to do it. Recently I visited Dignity Village to thank them for their advocacy work with Welcome Home. Dignity Village is a thriving, active and empowered community of tiny houses, veggie garde ...
1 May 2015 - Jes Larson
We need it all- tiny houses and large apartment buildings, intergenerational developments and housing for folks who need certain services. Halfway home. The Oregon Legislature is just about halfway through the 2015 session, and advocates are just about ha ...
24 Apr 2015 - Janet Byrd
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