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Portland architect says red tape and fees are still putting up barriers to housing development

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John Holmes wants to build the kind of affordable housing that the city of Portland needs. But it's a slow and arduous process that few...

Portland city councilor defends taxpayer-funded trip to Vienna: ‘I’m not going on a vacation; I’m going on a study trip’

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Councilor Candace Avalos defended the trip, saying that social housing, which is prevalent in Vienna, may be the solution to housing affordability in Portland. ...

Central Eastside business struggles with sudden arrival of homeless camp blocking sidewalk, parking

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The manager at Contract Furnishings Mart said one of his employees uses a wheelchair and has to find another way around to get into work....

Multnomah County chair, Portland Metro Chamber president trade barbs after stabbing near library

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The stabbing happened across the street from the downtown Portland library Monday. Chamber CEO Andrew Hoan blamed failures of county library security. PORTLAND, Ore....

Portland tries to toe the line between revitalizing downtown and enforcing regulations

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The return of Sunday Parkways and a big push to bring visitors downtown coincides with more parking fees and a PBOT crackdown on outdoor dining...

Companies try to combat copper wire theft as incidents spike in Oregon, Washington

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According to CenturyLink, they had 79 copper theft incidents all last year in Oregon. So far this year, they've had nearly double that number. ...

ODOT: ‘Graffiti falls further down’ priority list with agency’s funding in flux

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With funding cuts at ODOT, a Portland graffiti removal subcontractor said that he's had to lay off most of his employees and reduce the number...

Oregon official says it’s ‘misinformation’ that new policies could shut down prized family farms

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Agritourism businesses like Topaz Farm and Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm warned this week that new state policies under consideration could put them out of business....

Federal money could give a boost to Oregon’s mass timber industry

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Oregon's mass timber industry is a semifinalist for a federal "Regional Innovation Engine" grant aimed at research and development that will fuel economic growth. ...

Researchers track homelessness spending in the Portland metro area: How much and where it’s going

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Looking at sources from the federal government on down to cities and private donors, ECOnorthwest's report noted over $700 million spent on homelessness in a...
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