Two months isn’t a lot of time to find an apartment when landlords can discriminate against voucher holders By Justin Buri, Contributing Columnist We know that when Oregon residents have access to safe, stable and affordable housing, we are not only able ...
7 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
by Aaron Burkhalter, Contributing Writer Section 8 is hard enough to come by, but those who are duped by fake websites that appeared Feb. 4 on Google, Bing and Yahoo may have no chance at all. The Seattle Housing Authority opened registration for the Sect ...
6 Mar 2013 - Street Roots Staff
U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 1st Congressional District, Suzanne Bonamici talks about her expectations for the coming year By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer U.S. Representative for Oregon’s 1st Congressional District, Suzanne Bonamici, is a leader who is ...
14 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer “No Section 8.” It’s just one line at the end of a Craigslist or newspaper ad, but these three words can prevent some of Oregon’s poorest and most vulnerable people from obtaining much-needed housing. Now a politician who has ...
8 Feb 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Rep. Tina Kotek becomes the state’s new Speaker of the House, on the support of a Democratic majority and the expectations of a state in need of change By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer To mark her swearing in as the state’s newest House Speaker, Oregon Rep. T ...
31 Jan 2013 - Street Roots Staff
Home Again: The Admiral welcomes back displaced residents By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer A chain link fence has enclosed the Admiral Park Apartments between SW Park Avenue and SW Taylor Street for the last 10 months, construction equipment and garbage ...
10 Jun 2010 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! In making you’re holiday weekend plans, don’t forget to pick up your new edition of Street Roots. Vendors will be out there rain or shine Friday morning and throughout the weekend with the new issues. Here’s what’s headed your way: Home agai ...
27 May 2010 - Street Roots
Northwest Oregon gets Section 8 bailout from feds The Northwest Oregon Housing Authority, which terminated nearly 300 families from it’s Section 8 program this summer, will receive $800,000 from the federal housing bureau to restore assistance in the tri- ...
2 Sep 2009 - Street Roots
Extra! Extra! Thanks to all of you who wrote in about our vendors lately. We’ve known how great they are for years, and it’s good to hear it from their customers, too. So, if you haven’t talked to your vendor lately, you’ve got a great reason to swing by ...
20 Aug 2009 - Street Roots
Update on NW Oregon Families: Families on the fringe go month-to-month unsure of housing assistance (Jennifer Cherry stands in the doorway of her home, holding the cancellation letter from the housing authority. Photo by Ken Hawkins.) While hundreds of fa ...
12 Aug 2009 - Street Roots