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
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
Our city lacks the tools and resources to meet our various affordable housing goals. The shortage of affordable housing coupled with skyrocketing rents continue to strain our low- and middle-income families, leaving some lower-income households on the ver ...
20 Feb 2015 - Dan Saltzman
In his State of the City address, delivered last week before City Club of Portland, Mayor Charlie Hales talked about spending the past two years “righting the ship.” Financially, the city is stronger than it has been for several years, with commissioners ...
6 Feb 2015 - SR editorial board
The Fourth of July has come and gone, and its passing has ushered in the start of summer in Portland. With summer comes the bounty of fresh local produce, the endless summer nights and evening dinners out on the patio. Summer also brings with it an incr ...
24 Jul 2014 - M. Nels Johnson
Last week, on my way home to grab a bite to eat before an event, I noticed 15 or so older women bedding down together in Old Town. Their presence stopped me in my tracks. One elderly woman, homeless for less than a year, only received $700 from Social Sec ...
1 May 2014 - Israel Bayer
When the snowstorm ended and the ice thawed — there was a lot to celebrate. During the snowstorm, a coordinated emergency effort led by the Portland Housing Bureau and others brought together an army of city and county workers and volunteers to do outreac ...
15 Feb 2014 - SR editorial board
The number can stop you in your tracks. 122. It’s six hours before darkness and you’re number 122 on the list to get into the Salvation Army’s emergency women’s shelter. You’re homeless, and you’ve just made a break from your abuser. With the kindness of ...
3 Oct 2013 - SR editorial board
A look back at the past year in affordable housing, and the investments in play to carry it forward For the past five years, I had the privilege of leading the Portland Housing Bureau. In June, Mayor Hales gave me a new set of bureau assignments, and I pa ...
20 Aug 2013 - Nick Fish