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Housing

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Map of Eastern Oregon

How rural is rural? Housing advocates want narrower definition

A new 'frontier' designation would benefit Oregon’s small, remote communities that now compete with suburbs for construction money, they argue – but the state isn’t so sure
By
Amanda Waldroupe
May 17, 2019
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Evacuation route sign

Housing on the Oregon Coast: What about The Big One?

Mitigating Clatsop County’s housing crisis is complicated by another looming emergency: the Cascadia earthquake and tsunami
By
Kaisa Schlarb
May 10, 2019
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Watercolor illustration of a human figure

Homeless: Living with stress, and trying to live without it

Some people on the streets find ways to unwind; others say chronic stress makes it impossible to relax
By
Aliza Saunders
May 3, 2019
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SR Editorial: Mayor proposes funding for Portland Street Response

In line with Street Roots' campaign, Wheeler earmarks $500,000 in contingency funds for an alternative first response to crises on the streets
By
SR editorial board
May 1, 2019
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Full moon

Life on the Streets: The full moon

‘It kind of lights up the whole city. But just for the homeless people.’
By
Helen Hill
April 26, 2019
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Oregon bill pits housing against the environment

Lawmakers are considering weakening wetlands protections to encourage development of much-needed affordable housing
By
Emily Green
April 22, 2019
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House keys

SR editorial: Rental screening changes are needed to tackle inequity

Commonly accepted practices are preventing good renters from getting into housing in Portland
By
SR editorial board
April 19, 2019
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Helping Hands dorm

Historic boarding house fills need for modern homelessness in Astoria

Helping Hands maximizes space by using the building as a group-housing re-entry program rather than renting out units
By
Kaisa Schlarb
April 12, 2019
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Waiting in line

Life on the Streets: You have to wait in line constantly

Street Roots vendors talk about how they’re ‘spending a hell of a lot of time'
By
Helen Hill
April 12, 2019
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Astoria

NW Oregon coastal residents being priced out of homes, study confirms

Clatsop County has more housing units than it has residents, but many are second homes that are vacant most of the year
By
Kaisa Schlarb
April 12, 2019

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