April Fools: Officials question Street Roots coverage on homelessness From the April 1 edition of Street Roots. (The April Fools edition was one of the most popular Street Roots ever published. We sold out of the newspaper in a week and ordered more. It ...
15 Apr 2009 - Street Roots
Save vital BHCD funding! Street Roots believes it's crucial to fund the Bureau of Housing and Community Development's proposed budget, including the $6.7 million in one-time General Fund dollars, to preserve vital services and housing for people ...
31 Mar 2009 - Street Roots
Are we stimulated yet? We know the stakes are big- nearly $800 billion in stimulus money, more than $80 million headed to Oregon for housing and community services alone, just over $4 million pledged to Portland for homelessness prevention, with potential ...
19 Mar 2009 - Street Roots
Sight Unseen: City’s count of people on the street finds some, but misses the broad scope of modern homeless demographics By Mara Grunbaum, Staff Writer Want to fill out a survey?” asked outreach worker Brandon Schwanz of a young man on a bench outside th ...
19 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
Head of BHCD resigns Street Roots had been hearing lots of rumors over the past week about the departure of the Bureau of Housing and Community Development Director, Will White. Turns out those rumors had some merit. Here's the letter sent to Street ...
3 Feb 2009 - Street Roots
City set to streamline resources for affordable housing, homelessness and economic development From the Dec. 26 2008 edition Mayor-Elect Sam Adams and Portland's housing commissioner Nick Fish announced on Dec. 16 the formation of a new city bureau. ...
8 Jan 2009 - Street Roots
When is new housing not new? When it's reprogrammed From the Dec. 12 special affordable housing edition, "In need of a new deal." Portland's efforts to build a net gain of affordable housing for its lowest income residents have failed ...
24 Dec 2008 - Street Roots
New housing bureau announced in Portland Dec. 16, 2008 Via Nick Fish's office... To the Staff and Stakeholders of PDC and BHCD: We are pleased to announce the formation of a new City of Portland bureau, focused on housing, that will replace the curre ...
16 Dec 2008 - Street Roots