Will the city be able to reach its new goals for spending on affordable housing?
Portland Housing Bureau
Emergency Response
Renters ask for quick fixes to housing crisis and city officials (sort of) respond.
The Common Good
A local civic leadership group is pushing the city to fund affordable housing development.
Hall Monitor
Portland’s hopeful, halting steps to amend decades of displacement come with important questions.
A Preemptive Strike
State laws block local efforts to create affordable housing.
Meet the City’s New Cheap Rent Czar
Incoming Housing Bureau Director Kurt Creager says Portland’s on the verge of something big.
Surplus Stores
The city doesn’t have a ton of money for affordable housing. But it’s got property.
Hall Monitor
Will the mayor’s latest bureau swap reopen old wounds, or create new ones?
The Soft Sell
Portland can’t require developers to offer affordable housing—but here’s what it can do.
Pay Up or Get Out
The rent is too damn high, and it’s just getting higher.
In Other News
Fresh homelessness data! Possible propane lawsuit? Cyclists’ hopes dashed!
Hall Monitor
Step right up to South Waterfront’s housing policy rollercoaster. It’s a jarring ride.
