State laws block local efforts to create affordable housing.
Dan Saltzman
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The Utility of Storm Clouds
Lingering rancor delays raises for parks workers—again.
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Meet the City’s New Cheap Rent Czar
Incoming Housing Bureau Director Kurt Creager Says Portland’s on the Verge of Something Big
Incoming Housing Bureau Director Kurt Creager says Portland’s on the verge of something big.
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A Short-Lived Armistice
Will the mayor’s latest bureau swap reopen old wounds, or create new ones?
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In Other News
Inclusionary zoning rejected. No pot on campus. Two more cop-involved shootings.
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The Soft Sell
The City Can’t Require Affordable Housing. Here’s What It
Can Do
Portland can’t require developers to offer affordable housing—but here’s what it can do.
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In Other News
$15 for some, $1.6 million for Dan Saltzman, and police gunfire for a knife-wielding man.
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Who Represents You?
Portlanders Are Trying—Again—to Get Representation
on City Council
Portlanders are trying—again—to get representation on city council.
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Inside the Black Box
Portland’s backdoor budget haggling comes to light! Not as fun as you’d think.
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From Honored Guest to Invader
Pembina says we’re getting a mammoth propane terminal—whether we like it or not.
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Death, Taxes, Budgets, and Horse Cops
The heat’s off Portland police in this year’s budget. Well, most of them.
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Violators Will Be Prosecuted
Portland’s Finally Enforcing Restraining Orders. Will We Keep It Up?
Cops ask for cash to bust domestic abusers with guns.