Elected Officials And Candidates Assure Future FAILURE Of The Public Housing Authority Of Multnomah County

The results of this survey of elected officials and viable candidates within Multnomah county in the upcoming election are very disturbing

Local Elected Officials Produce A Bad Omen For Public Housing's Future

Government officials from Multnomah county, Gresham and Portland failed in their oversight of the Housing Authority of Multnomah County.

Despite The Law And Evidence, Mayor Wilson Forces City Council To Confront Housing Authority Scandal

The challenge forced upon you by mayor Wilson’s indefensible evasion under ORS. 456.110 requires your immediate attention and action.

City Council Can NOT and Should NOT Try To Micromanage Home Forward

“Is this system to its core rotten?” Councilor Eric Zimmerman mused in a meeting last week.

The Gold Medal For Office Transparency Goes To … Councior Olivia Clark

No councilor can be trusted to be committed to transparency in office who is not transparent about the details of their personal staff.

Portland City Council President Dunphy - Traffic Cop Or Policy Leader?

Dunphy should take the position that Portland must demand that Metro fulfill its declaration that it is RESPONSIBLE for REGIONAL HOUSING.

The Portland City Council Has Authority And Accountability Over The Housing Authority of Multnomah County

The Public Housing Authority of Multnomah County, aka Home Forward, is NOT a stand alone quasi-government agency.

Councilor Green’s Homeless And Housing Proposals Demand A Closer Look

People living in District 4, indeed, all residents of Portland, should pay close attention to Mitch Green’s November 2026 campaign platform.

Portland City Council Changing Its Homeless Tune? Good News? Maybe.

A majority of the Portland City Council has apparently instructed Wilson, behind closed doors, to ENFORCE Portland’s anti-camping rules.

Will Portland City Councilors’ Reelection Campaigns Support Illegal Camping And Housing Ignorance?

All members of the Council support allowing illegal camping on public property in direct contravention of the will of Portland voters.

A Moment Of Truth. Portland City Council FAILS Housing Credibility Test

Voters can use this framework of questions to understand and hold accountable any elected official’s claimed knowledge of housing policy.

All Twelve Portland City Councilors Support Allowing Illegal Camping On Public Property

Voters Were Promised ACTION On REMOVING ILLEGAL HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS Not Endless Unproductive Arguments

Portland Council in favor of a homeless policy that ALLOWS ILLEGAL CAMPING on Public Property INDEFINATELY.

The Portland Council has the money, legal authority and a mandate from voters to get all those illegally camping on public property removed.

Portland City Council Passes Historic Budget. Now IT OWNS Homeless Policy Destined To FAIL

With Historic Budget Passage The Portland City Council Is NOW ACCOUNTABLE For Deliveries Of ALL City Services

Review Of 5-27-25 Portland Homelessness And Housing Committee Meeting

Chair Avalos ignores voters, LCDC, Metro, News Stories. "I’m new here. I don’t know what’s been happening during the last couple of years."

Portland's Homelessness And Housing Committee Faces Moment Of Truth

You cannot fix nor even have a meaningful conversation about housing if you don’t understand the language and the process of development.

Report On Portland City Council’s 126 Amendments, INCOMPLETE Budget

This budget session failed to address several major issues which will not go away whether or not the Council deals with them.

Review Of 5-13-25 Portland Homelessness And Housing Committee Meeting

The members of this committee continue to see themselves as Tree Surgeons not Forest Management. And that is a BIG problem.

Review Of 4-22-25 Portland Homelessness And Housing Committee Meeting

Mayor Wilson says, “Homelessness is the most import political issue on the public agenda.” Sets 12-1-25 as HIS ACCOUNTABILITY deadline.

201 Elected Officials Cannot Find Metro Vetted REGIONAL Housing Policy

Will this new revelation of massive individual incompetence substantially decrease voter confidence in these officials and local government?

Review - Portland 4-8-25 Homelessness And Housing Committee Meeting

This committee, and the council, continues to deliberately avoid the most important item on the citizens’ agenda. This does not bode well.

Review - Portland 3-25-25 Homelessness And Housing Committee Meeting

No member of Portland’s city council is prepared to be personally accountable for setting their own housing goals, policies and plans.

Majority Of Oregon Voters DISAPPROVE Of Legislators Homeless Effort

Oregon voters demand to know HOW MUCH of their money is being spent on what categories of housing and WHERE.

Priority Budgeting - The Next Step In Portland Progressive Government

A more transparent approach, adopting a Priority Budgeting process in place of the behind-the-scenes, status quo, “Horse Trading” game.

Review - Portland 3-11-25 Homelessness and Housing Committee Meeting

No solution to Portland’s homeless and housing problems can be resolved without a serious public confrontation with Metro and LCDC.

Metro MUST Address Homelessness With A REGIONAL Plan, NOW

Copresidents Musk/Trump are wantonly slashing federal staff and programs which will create an increase in the homeless population

Portland Faces $4.5 Billion Shortfall, Earning a “D” Grade

New report by Truth in Accounting analyzes Portland's financial report

Increase In Oregon’s Housing Crisis Looms - New Thinking Required, NOW

Wherever you live in Oregon your jurisdiction will almost certainly face a dramatically increased housing crisis in the very near future.

Review - Portland 2-25-25 Homelessness and Housing Committee Meeting

Portland’s homeless population will increase in the near future. However, there is NO SENSE OF URGENCY to prepare for this eventuality.

Review - Portland 2-11-25 Homelessness and Housing Committee Meeting

Here are some thoughts that I hope will help you establish your committee’s credibility with the public.

Portland City Council FAILS First Housing ACCOUNTABILITY Test

NO Housing Goal = NO Housing Policy = NO Housing Plan = NO Executed Housing Plan = NO ACCOUNTABILITY

Oregon Housing. For Whom? How Much? Who Pays? Where? When?

You cannot fix nor even have a meaningful conversation about housing if you don’t understand the language and process of housing development

Oregon Republicans Choose Partisanship over Truth, Law and Patriotism

All Republican Candidates For Partisan Elected Offices In Oregon Approve of Trump's behavior, Share his values and Blindly do his bidding.

Americans And Our Courts Should Reject Supremes Kingmaker Proclamation

OUR United States Supreme Court Is Now An Existential Threat To OUR American Democracy. It is No Longer A Legitimate Court.

This Election Season REQUIRES ALL Candidates To Speak Up For Democracy

Many of these candidates are part of the problem not the solution especially those who have been or are currently office holders

Candidates Mike Schmidt and Nathan Vasquez Are Afraid Of Their Shadows

The same political climate that overshadows every public election in Oregon and America also clouds the Multnomah County DA’s race

The BILLION Dollars In Public Housing Bonds & Taxes Is Metro’s Money

What we have here is a regional version of the Federalism Conundrum. Who has the upper hand? Metro has the checkbook. Bring on the lawyers?

Metro Failure. Oregonian Failure

Elected Officials and Candidates Challenged To Confront Metro's Undelivered REGIONAL Public Housing Policy

PDX Council Candidates. Prepared Or NOT Prepared For The New Job?

Available evidence suggests that NONE of the current applicants for Matching Funds for Portland City Council are prepared for the new job.

Portland, OR received ‘F’ for fiscal health

New report by watchdog