A look back at the past year in affordable housing, and the investments in play to carry it forward For the past five years, I had the privilege of leading the Portland Housing Bureau. In June, Mayor Hales gave me a new set of bureau assignments, and I pa ...
20 Aug 2013 - Nick Fish
Commissioner Steve Novick was elected to Portland City Council in 2012. He currently heads the city’s Transportation, Emergency Communications and Emergency Management Bureaus. On March 6, KATU conducted a poll of Portlanders, asking their views on variou ...
27 Jun 2013 - Steve Novick
Safety net services for Portland’s poor and homeless faced down another season of funding cuts and emerge virtually intact in Mayor Charlie Hale’s budget, released this morning in City Hall. While federal cuts are still going to hit the city’s housing and ...
30 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
The head of one of Portland’s leading housing programs talks about what hangs in the balance of this year’s budget negotiations By Joanne Zuhl, Staff Writer For the past five years, Jesse Beason has been a fighter in Portland’s affordable housing world, s ...
11 Apr 2013 - Street Roots Staff
By Israel Bayer, Staff Writer The city is faced with having to ensure that basic serves for the safety net continue at a time of great need. The city faces a $25 million dollar budget gap. The feds continue to cut services for the elderly and people exper ...
18 Mar 2013 - Israel Bayer
By Jake Thomas, Staff Writer Raymond Thornton turns 48 this month, but there was a time he wasn’t sure he’d see another birthday. He spent three years on the streets, battling alcohol and substance addictions before he arrived at the Clark Center in 2011. ...
18 Mar 2013 - Jake Thomas
Investing in Portland safety net pays off in lives, community Street Roots editorial: Portland’s long-standing safety net provides a basic level of security that we all deserve. In particular, when people have a safe, stable, affordable place to live they ...
28 Mar 2012 - Street Roots