Love seeing the @oregonian write up this weekend's ADU tour: oregonlive.com/hg/2024/08/see…

hey folks - a heads up. we're postponing this happy hour today because of the heat. We'll be rescheduling to next week - same time same place. stay cool out there!

These heatwaves can be lethal to unhoused Portlanders. It's critical that we support the orgs providing critical frontline services to our vulnerable neighbors.

Check on your neighbors, especially older adults and those living alone, during the heat wave. Help them make a plan to get to a cooler place.

Staff writer Jerusalem was interviewed by The Urbanist on her new book, “On the Housing Crisis”: “Demsas offers a refreshingly candid voice on a generational crisis that cuts deeply into the lives of millions of Americans.” Full piece here: theurbanist.org/2024/09/04/jer…

Portland is once again pushing the envelope on zoning reform, taking another step toward legalizing four-story apartment buildings everywhere in its Inner Eastside. It's an evolution every low-density urban neighbhorhood needs: ADUs➡️middle housing➡️4-story apartments

"The government is not plotting to expropriate and demolish single-family homes"

Some sorely needed great news: "More people moved into shelter and permanent housing in Multnomah County through the region’s homeless service agency in the past 12 months than in recent history." opb.org/article/2024/0…

Hey! this is coming up in just a few weeks, and we're excited to see y'all. If you haven't already, can you RSVP that you're joining us? Link below: tickettailor.com/events/portlan…

Just 2 months after a final joint Homeless Action Response Plan was approved by Multnomah County, OR and City of Portland, OR, the Homeless Response System Steering and Oversight (SOC) is already up and running after holding an introductory meeting Monday. multco.us/homelessness-r…

Hi Neighbors! Our rescheduled happy hour is today (and the weather is looking nice), see you at 6PM on Migration Williams for some beers and joy 💛

A new study shows that watching this video from Sightline Institute increases support for building new housing by 15%. So, uh, make every supply skeptic you know watch it, okay? youtube.com/watch?v=EQGQU0…

PNW Board Member Hide ran a shift of door knocking for Angelita Morillo (Angelita for PDX) one of our endorsed candidates for District 3 for Portland City Council. Join PNW members and volunteers helping us get a pro-housing city council! x.com/wutherering/st…

it's time for social housing! nytimes.com/2024/09/18/opi…

Basically every major pro-housing reform in the country in the modern era has been implemented during a period of pandemic or high interest rates. As rates come down, we're about to finally see what strong, broad-based zoning reform can do!

Portland: Neighbors Welcome Board Member Hide is getting ready to testify at the Prosper Portland hearing this evening in support of the Williams and Russell CDC housing investment. Public comment is about to begin, you can tune in here: youtube.com/watch?v=MPW3B2…

do I have any Seattle followers who could recommend someone for curious Portland: Neighbors Welcome members to talk to about the I-137 campaign?

Humans For Housing is hosting a community premiere of No Place To Grow Old, a documentary focused on the systemic challenges facing older adults experiencing homelessness in PDX. Join us on 9/27 at The Newmark Theatre at 7:30 PM. Learn more & get tix: buff.ly/4gj6XaD

metro and the city and community partners have consistently delivered affordable housing thanks to funding from the 2018 regional housing bond. So far 490 affordable homes in Portland have been built, and a total of 4600+ will be completed in the entire region.

Oregon needs homes, not highways. Join Portland: Neighbors Welcome in testifying to the legislature about the importance of investing in transportation that encourages housing abundance and affordability - namely, walkable communities and transit instead of freeways. #orleg