Rental rates are increasing—and not just among broke young people. Justin Sullivan/getty More American households are now renting their homes than at any point since at least 1965, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of census data. According to Pew, the number of U.S. households grew by 7.6 million over the latest decade. […]
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City Council Just Closed a Loophole in Portland’s New Renter Protection Law—But Questions Remain
With seemingly endless sunny days on the horizon, and the bottomless vacation time Portland elected officials are afforded, July can be a tough time to wrangle a full City Council dais. Even catching four of Portland’s five city commissioners in the same room in coming weeks could prove tricky. So the decision was made earlier […]
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Hall Monitor: Renter Relo Can Stay!
The City’s Controversial Tenant Protections Are Legal. What’s Next?
The city’s controversial tenant protections are legal. What’s next?
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RV Camping Has Exploded on Portland Streets
Now, Cops Are Using State Law to Justify Lightning-Quick Tows
Now, cops are using state law to justify lightning-quick tows.
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Landlords Just Failed In Their Attempt to Dismantle Portland’s Renter Relocation Law
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly, who introduced the city’s renter relocation ordinance, speaking in February Dirk VanderHart Portland’s divisive rental relocation ordinance rides on—until October, at least. In a decision today, an Oregon tax judge ruled against landlords who’d claimed the new policy violates Oregon law and the state constitution. In a seven page decision, Judge Henry […]
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New Tenant Protections Are Likely to Die in the Oregon Senate
Jesse Tise As Oregon continues to grapple with an affordable housing shortage, the Oregon Senate appears ready to kill renters’ best hope for new protections in this year’s legislative session. Over the weekend, speculation began spreading online that Democratic senators didn’t have the support to pass House Bill 2004. With the clock running out on […]
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Portland’s Best Beer Event Is a Fundraiser to Help Houseless Youths
Jason Fischer When the best beer event in town is a charity event, you know you are doing something right. Created in 2012 as a benefit for nonprofit New Avenues for Youth, Brews for New Avenues has rapidly become the premier beer event in Portland. It’s a beer fest, it’s an auction, it’s a fundraiser, […]
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City Council Allocates $800,000 to Prop Up Portland’s Public Golf Courses
The City of Portland’s RedTail Golf Course City of Portland Amid a litany of pressing needs that face this city, it was Portland’s publicly owned golf courses getting a bailout from Portland City Council this morning. It turns out that apart from bumming everyone out, the intense winter and spring rains further dampened revenue in […]
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If You Build It…
As Homelessness Spikes, Hundreds of New Shelter Beds Are Being Put to Use
As homelessness spikes, hundreds of new shelter beds are being put to use.
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The Montavilla Neighborhood Association Wants City Hall to Stop Homeless Sweeps On Its Turf
Dirk VanderHart The Montavilla Neighborhood Association says it’s sick of the camp sweeps that temporarily displace members of Portland’s growing homeless population, only to see them return a short while later. So on Monday, the association’s board passed what might be a first-of-its-kind resolution for a Portland neighborhood. It’s asking City Hall to stop the […]
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Portland’s Homeless Population Is Up 10 Percent, but Fewer People Are Unsheltered
An outreach worker speaks to a homeless Portlander as part of 2015’s “point-in-time” count. Dirk VanderHart In 2015, city and county officials made a bold claim. With unprecedented and continued funding toward the right resources—permanent housing, shelter, and preventing people from falling into homelessness in the first place—they said the city could slash its homeless […]
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As New Renter Protections Face an Uncertain Fate, One Portland Lawmaker is Facing the Heat
But Could the Pressure on Senator Rod Monroe Backfire?
But could the pressure on Senator Rod Monroe backfire?