The greater-Portland area is in the midst of an affordable housing crisis. Not only does need drastically outweigh availability — with some waiting years to access housing within their financial means — those who do obtain affordable homes often find them ...
13 Aug 2014 - Emily Green
Street Roots looks at the Convention Center Hotel, years of affordable housing planning Metro, the regional government for the tri-county area, has long known that the region has a problem: Rents are soaring, there is a real lack of affordable housing and ...
4 Sep 2013 - Jake Thomas
What people are saying around Portland about suburban poverty “We are seeing more and more calls coming to City Hall. Our staff get three to five phone calls a week from people seeking help of various kinds. Prior to the recession we did not get any calls ...
26 Jun 2013 - Joanne Zuhl
Holding up the roof at the House By Amanda Waldroupe, Staff Writer The Housing Alliance is finalizing its advocacy agenda for the 2011 legislative cycle and preparing the case it will make to the state Legislature regarding why the state should support an ...
31 Jan 2011 - 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