The renter's rights advocate championed historic changes in Oregon law
It was Oct. 7, 2015. City Hall was packed. Tenants, community members, organizers and advocates from housing and social justice organizations, and housing and health agency staff lined up along the walls, elbow to elbow, and squeezed into the benches in the upper balcony. With a clear mind and steady voice, Justin Buri, then executive director of the Community Alliance of Tenants, delivered an emotional and focused testimony calling for the city of Portland to declare a housing state of emergency.