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After Months of โ€œPolitical Football,โ€ Council Funds Housing for Black Portlanders

The individual projects enjoy broad support, but conflicts over funding sources, process, and transparency could be a recurring issue.

Two Portland housing development projects that have become a โ€œpolitical footballโ€ in recent months crossed into the end zone after city councilors finally approved their funding. In a 10-2 vote Wednesday, June 3, Portland City Council allocated $2.5 million in city funds to two homeownership development projects: one at the corner of Northeast Williams and […]

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