The City of Portland gets a lot of grief on this website. No need to feel sorry for them, most of their wounds are self inflicted. The City is apparently incapable of managing technology (see the Water Bureau and the Bureau…
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June Mailbag: Unpacking the LGAP and Affordable Housing
Each month, Affordable Oregon will post select questions or comments it receives and our responses to readers, haters and friends. If you have a question, comment or just want to call us names, emails us at info@affordableoregon.org (The first section of…
UGH...Portland, Volume 5: Blowing Taxpayer Money and Using the Building Industry as A Bank
Hey Portlanders! Remember when you passed that $258 million-dollar affordable housing measure back in 2016? The City of Portland declaring a housing crisis, promised to come up with 1,300 new affordable housing units to help those struggling to afford rents on…
AT LONG LAST! The Local Government Accountability Project is Here
Local Government Accountability Project LINK We all know, or at least suspect, the cost of local government to affordability in the Portland Metro Area is significant. What we did not know before today is which jurisdiction was costing prospective homeowners the…