A month ago, Affordable Oregon suggested that if Mayor Ted Wheeler was serious about reforming housing policy in Portland he needed to personally take control of the Bureau of Development Services Department. Clearly an avid reader of Affordable Oregon (probably not),…
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Ugh...Portland Volume 7: Hypocrisy Is Not Just For City Staff and Officials
By Joe Keizur ED NOTE: At Affordable Oregon, we try to keep the content of our articles to a “third person” point of view. “Third person” writing is more formal and cleaner to read. This Volume of Ugh…Portland is written in…
5 Things Metro's 652.8 Million Property Tax Increase Will Not Change
As Metro rolls out their massive $652.8 million property tax increase proposal, they are conveniently forgetting to highlight how little the tax measure will do to create affordability throughout the region. Here are 5 things you might have assumed the measure…
Elected Officials Lining up at Metro's Teat for their Share of Taxpayer Milk
Last week, the Oregonian ran an article by Beaverton Mayor Denny Doyle and Milwaukie Mayor Mark Gamba begging the public to vote for Metro’s massive property tax increase. At the same time, the list of elected officials endorsing the measure gets…