The National Weather Service is warning that it’ll be freezing tonight—and will only grow more inhospitable in coming days. “An unusually strong winter storm will bring mixed precipitation across much of Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon that will have significant impacts over the area late Wednesday night and Thursday,” reads an alert from the NWS. […]
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Chloe Eudaly Says She’ll Push for an Emergency Rent Freeze When She Takes Office in January
Commissioner-elect Chloe Eudaly Chloe Eudaly’s an old hand when it comes to tenants’ rights rallies. Her frequent calls for stricter rental protections—such as an end to no-cause evictions, and a temporary rent freeze—are one reason voters pushed Eudaly to an unlikely win over Commissioner Steve Novick on November 8. That victory made Commissioner-elect Eudaly’s appearance […]
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New Map Conveniently Shows Entire Metropolitan Area Where You Can No Longer Afford to Live
Mike Sellinger via Open: Housing This post—it’s by Michael Andersen, of housing advocacy coalition Portland for Everyone—starts with a pretty effective lede: Every month, Portland’s most beloved neighborhoods are moving further beyond the reach of typical homebuyers. Property tax records show the alarming spread, over the last four years, of homes valued at $400,000 or […]
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Dan Saltzman Pulled the Plug on a Terminal 1 Shelter Due to Lack of an “Experienced Shelter Operator”
It became clear on Monday afternoon, not long after Homer Williams and his colleagues had finally sent along a proposal to create a homeless shelter at Terminal 1: After months of planning, hundreds of thousands of dollars raised, and disagreements that reverberated through both the Portland City Council and the city’s social services community, the […]
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Mike’s Drive-In, Longtime Sellwood Burger Joint, May be Demolished (UPDATE: Yup, It’s Demolished)
BEFORE… Google Earth AND AFTER… From Reddit UPDATE: From the keen eyes of Reddit comes the above picture which shows Sellwood’s former beloved Mike’s Drive-In taken down to be replaced with apartments. As you can see, someone also spray painted their feelings on the subject. ORIGINAL POST:Old-school burger restaurant, Mike’s Drive-In in Sellwood, is in […]
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No One’s Policing Lead Dust in Demolition-Happy Portland
That Has Potential Consequences for Every Neighborhood in the City
That has potential consequences for every neighborhood in the city.
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Through the “Eviction Mill”
As the Housing Crisis Worsens, Landlords Have a Friend in the County Court
As the housing crisis worsens, landlords have a friend in the county court.
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City Council Just Voted to Save Downtown’s Joyce Hotel. Here’s Why That’s Important
The Joyce Hotel Mercury staff Here’s one stark fact to consider about Portland’s loss of housing affordability. Back in 2002, there were more than 1,000 “market-affordable” units downtown, according to the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB). That is: those units were affordable under normal market conditions, without any city subsidies or other regulations or covenants artificially […]
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How to Trick Someone into Letting You Live with Them
Appear to Be a Good Housemate with These Six Simple Secrets
How to fake your way into making someone believe you’d make a good housemate.
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East Portland Tenants Are Shaming Their Rent-Hiking Landlord In Front of His Neighbors
Portland Tenants United East Portland tenants desperately trying to fight a looming 45 percent rent increase took a novel tack earlier this week: Shaming their landlord in his own neighborhood. Members of the Ash Street Tenants Association and supportive renters’ rights advocates spent Tuesday peppering Raleigh Hills homes and telephone poles with flyers taking to […]
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Portland’s Oldest Buildings Just Got Harder to Demolish
But Has the City Been Breaking State Law Since 2002?
But has the city been breaking state law since 2002?
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After Months of Outcry, Portland Will Force Delay to Some Old Building Demolitions
Matt Schumacher Potentially historic properties are about to get slightly harder to kill in Portland. After months of outcry over the speed at which old buildings can be demolished, the city is planning to enact new delays on demolitions beginning tomorrow, the Mercury has learned. Under that change, the Portland Bureau of Development Services (BDS) […]