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Candidate forum on housing next week!

Candidate forum on housing next week! Facebook event group here. homelessness Housing Print ...

10 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
BTA: Beyond the presidential race, your vote can change Oregon

BTA: Beyond the presidential race, your vote can change Oregon By Rob Sadowsky, Contributing Columnist First, I’d like to pause and say goodbye to Margaux Mennesson. Margaux has served as The Bicycle Transportation Alliance’s Communications Director for t ...

8 Oct 2012 - Street Roots
New federal guidelines for low-income housing cut out explicit tenant protections regarding bed bugs

New federal guidelines for low-income housing cut out explicit tenant protections regarding bed bugs By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new landlord guidelines for dealing with bed bug infestations have som ...

6 Jun 2012 - Street Roots
Why housing matters in this election

Why housing matters in this election There’s a lot of personality in the upcoming elections. This is Portland, after all. And in these times, the gravity of this election is further weighted by the stagnant economy, the city’s pressing financial straits, ...

26 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Nick Fish delivers the state of housing, a Portland story

Nick Fish delivers the state of housing, a Portland story By Nick Fish, Contributing Columnist This week I presented my fourth housing budget to the City Council. It is a good time to reflect on the progress we have made together, the challenges we face, ...

24 Apr 2012 - Street Roots
Portland safety net swings in balance of city budget talks

Portland safety net swings in balance of city budget talks City’s housing and homeless services play the competitive waiting game for coveted one-time appropriations By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer Looking at the housing and homeless landscape these days, Po ...

28 Mar 2012 - Street Roots
Health care reform bills omit sociological, psychological services

Health care reform bills omit sociological, psychological services By Amanda Waldroupe Staff Writer A patient’s housing and sociological condition can have a direct effect on his or her health care, but a bill in Salem to incorporate those providers into ...

6 Mar 2012 - Street Roots
Housing Authority seeks funding change for public housing

Housing Authority seeks funding change for public housing By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The Housing Authority of Portland’s board of commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday, March 15 to pursue an application to the federal Department of Housing and ...

28 Mar 2011 - Street Roots
Parks bond stall raises questions for housing levy

Parks bond stall raises questions for housing levy By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer On April 14, City Commissioner Nick Fish and the Parks Bureau’s director, Zari Santner, announced that a $200 million bond measure for capital improvements to Portland’s ...

10 May 2010 - Street Roots