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From 47% to 14%: Why the City’s Placement Rate From Pods to Permanent Housing Plummeted This Year
The city says it stopped receiving as much rental assistance money from the state and county.
As Oregon Pushes Back Against a Federal K-12 Education Order, What Does It Stand to Lose?
Oregon's pushing back on a Trump administration attempt to curtail diversity, equity and inclusion. If the state loses federal K-12 funding, a new tool shows what that might affect.
Statewide AFSCME Director Faces Challenger
After two years in a top job at one of Oregon’s most powerful labor unions, Joe Baessler faces a fellow union member who would like his job.
An Old Town Shoe Incubator Gets Remainder of State Funding
An Old Town shoe incubator keeps stacking public dollars.
Portland School Board Members Are Still Debating the Bond’s Contents
Two weeks before a bond goes to voters, Portland School Board members are fighting about its contents.
Lawmakers Press BOLI on Prevailing Wage Decisions
Lawmakers question the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industry's prevailing wage determinations and their impact on affordable housing. Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson defenders her agency.
Lawmakers Move to Limit Rent Increases in Marinas and Manufactured Home Parks
Oregon lawmakers move to limit rent increases in marinas and manufactured home parks.
New Tensions Lie Beneath the City’s Tiny Pod Shelters
In fact, a long-planned transfer of safe rest villages and TASS from city to county oversight on July 1, 2025, has been paused indefinitely.
Carolanne Fry Launched the Pickets Outside Tesla and Has No Plans to Stop
The demonstrators gather each Monday outside the Old Spaghetti Factory, then tromp up a hill to wave signs at traffic passing the Tesla dealership.
