September 11, 2018

Today, the Portland City Council and the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners held a joint work session on housing and homelessness in our community. The annual joint meeting included presentations from the Joint Office of Homeless Services and the Portland Housing Bureau on their progress to create more affordable housing and our shared vision to create 2,000 new units of supportive housing by 2028.

You can read Commissioner Fish's remarks here.

Background

Commissioner Fish's Remarks

Presentation

Media

Amid Record-Setting Homelessness Response, Multnomah County, Portland Deliver on Pledge To Add Supportive Housing

Multnomah County Blog

City, County Leaders Plan to Create More Affordable Housing

Lindsay Nadrich in KGW News

City, County Tout Accomplishments of Homelessness Response

Jon Bell in the Portland Business Journal

Old Town Building Selected as Portland's Latest Housing Bond Acquisition

Elliot Njus in The Oregonian

Key Investment Made in Affordable Housing (Subscriber Content)

Chuck Slothower in DJC Oregon