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Why Does Housing In the ‘Burbs Depend on Portland Voters?

From the vantage point of Portland, Measure 26-199 looks like a slam dunk. The regional planning agency Metro aims to bite into the area’s housing shortage by raising $653 million in property taxes and using the money to build as many as 3,900 new units of affordable housing in three counties: Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas.

Who Is Not on the Oregon Ballot But Has the Most at Stake This November?

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. He won’t be up for re-election until 2020, but the final two years of his first term will be shaped by what happens this fall.

Some of Portland’s Affordable Housing Developers Are Rebelling Against Proposed Tenant Protections

Commissioner Chloe Eudaly create new requirements for how landlords screen tenants’ criminal and financial histories.

Video: At Debate, Opponent of the Metro Housing Bond Challenged Over Race

“I guess if we’re going to play the race card I guess I can’t win,” said Washington County Chair Andy Duyck. “Wrong color of skin. I guess I can’t win.”

Four Previously Homeless Families Are Now Housed in Tiny Backyard Cottages in Portland

As KOIN-TV first reported, the project to house families in backyard cottages has come to fruition. It took a year longer than expected and came in over budget.

New Housing Construction Might Mean More Trees in Portland, Not Less

Sightline Institute article shows that development in Seattle and Portland hasn’t translated into less of a tree canopy.

One Cost Estimate to Solve Portland’s Homelessness Problem? $640 Million Over 10 Years

New estimate for the cost of housing 2,000 people in supportive housing: $592 million to $640 million over 10 years and $43 million to $47 million a year after that.

Rent Strike at Holgate Manor Enters Second Month

The number of people on rent strike has dwindled to four, according to the landlord, and eight, according to the tenants union.

A Raccoon Attacked a Portland Woman—So She’s Suing Her Landlord

A tenant’s horror story turns into the latest lawsuit against a Southeast Portland apartment complex.

Metro Staff Recommend Expansion of the Urban Growth Boundary in Four Cities

The expansion is projected to provide roughly 9,200 homes over the next 20 years.

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