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Wall Street speculators and the loss of affordable housing

COMMENTARY | Investment giants are inflating Portland housing prices, a local expert argues

Mary King

September 13, 2019

Illustration: Figure of white person on a large white block next to figure of a black person on a small black block

Blumenauer zeroes in on the housing crisis and its racist roots

The congressman from Portland hopes to flip the script on centuries of government-sanctioned discrimination

Joanne Zuhl

September 13, 2019

Homeless shelter opens in River District in Portland

PHOTO STORY | The 24-hour navigation center includes intensive case management services

August 30, 2019

Student homelessness that touches close to home

DIRECTOR’S DESK | My grandmother’s story resonates today

Kaia Sand

August 30, 2019

To confront the housing crisis, it is time to think big

DIRECTOR’S DESK | The homeless numbers are big. The geographic scope of the crisis is big. And the investment required of us is big. Our vision must be, too.

Kaia Sand

August 23, 2019

PSU report: 38,000 homeless in Portland metro area; regional collaboration is next step

The 2017 figure is more than five times the estimates from the Point in Time counts

Joanne Zuhl

August 20, 2019

SR editorial: Multnomah County homeless numbers remain stable, but so do the causes

4,015 are experiencing homelessness, according to the 2019 Point In Time count; how are we going to fix this?

SR editorial board

August 2, 2019

Tina Kotek: 2019 legislative session gets a B+

Oregon's House speaker reflects on the session and what she sees as wins for housing, education and – yes – the environment

Joanne Zuhl

July 12, 2019

Trump wants to intercede on homeless crisis – but on whose behalf?

DIRECTOR’S DESK | Our president, who deplores the visibility of homelessness, doesn't understand the federal government’s role in the housing crisis

Kaia Sand

July 3, 2019

Confidence-building leads to better outcomes for homeless youths, study finds

Programming at p:ear in Portland promotes self-esteem, which is critical to psychological well-being, according to research by a PSU grad student

Emily Green

June 21, 2019

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