We trust that lawmakers will honor the testimony of these laborers with real action It is unconscionable that there are thousands of workers in Oregon who would suffer injury, forgo fair pay and endure untenable living conditions out of fear of losing the ...
26 May 2016 - SR editorial board
Efforts center on inclusionary zoning and renters’ rights Talk of addressing the region’s housing crisis has taken the form of several bills heading through the Oregon State Legislature this short session. Among them are several that raise the issue of in ...
4 Feb 2016 - SR editorial board
Governor, lawmakers should work to standardize investments in affordable housing It’s not just Portland experiencing a housing crisis. Many communities throughout Oregon are facing a severe affordable housing shortage. Add this to rising rents and stagnat ...
14 Jan 2016 - SR editorial board
That will only come if the housing crisis is addressed on multiple fronts. This week, Oregon’s House Democrats joined the chorus of elected officials calling for relief to the housing crisis facing the region. We trust, as with the emergency declarations ...
19 Nov 2015 - SR editorial board
The latest Street Roots reports that “when legislators convene in Salem for the Legislature’s month-long session, scheduled to begin Feb. 3, they are likely to focus on economic development, job growth, continuing to fund and reform education, and pass le ...
15 Jan 2014 - SR editorial board