With Newfound Sway at City Hall, Portland’s Democratic Socialists Hope to Redefine the City’s Priorities

With Newfound Sway at City Hall, Portland’s Democratic Socialists Hope to Redefine the City’s Priorities

How do you solve a problem like an unprecedented city budget deficit? Over the last few months of budget planning, Portland leaders suggested a host of ways to close the roughly $93 million gap, from closing community centers and cutting positions in the Urban Forestry department, to slashing parks maintenance funds. To members of the Portland Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), however, the solution is clear enough to sum up in three words:…

$911M in affordable housing bonds nearly depleted in Portland

Portland’s $911M housing bonds added thousands of affordable units, but with funds nearly spent, future development is uncertain amid growing homelessness.