PS. #real_estate #affordable_housing is #gaslighting and a #Trojan_horse . As #private_equity and #public_housing_projects & #CDCs gobble up more land and homes to #demolish them and build brand new ones, the cost invariably skyrockets across the entire #market . Further, 1. They artificially limit the supply by delisting actually-vacant rentals (to drive up cost/demand), and 2. They constantly #lobby tooth & nail against any type of #environmental #regulations ... And #buildingCode #energy #efficiency standards. ... They refuse to even install simple overhangs above windows, to block out the sun during its summer zenith / hottest months while allowing it in the cooler months (#passiveSolarDesign 101 ).. Let alone thicker walls/insulation or triple-pane windows , all of which would only add 2% to the total cost of construction. (See " #passiveHaus explained in 90 seconds " on YouTube as well as #ecoJusticeRadio on passivehomes passivehouse #naturalbuilding
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And building more even actually-affordable housing obscures the most obvious:
The cheapest home is an existing home.
Inside a Southeast Portland bar bathroom, one veteran Portland police officer said he stumbled on a sandwich bag of cocaine and began using the drug “off and on” for months before the Police Bureau found out.
Another veteran officer deleted nearly 3,000 files from a police server after her supervisors tried to transfer her to patrol, an investigation found.
The former officers – Mark Ellison and Michele Vergara – are among the 11 who have left the Portland Police Bureau since the beginning of 2024 while facing termination. The bureau allows officers to resign or retire before it issues discipline, although it sends any investigation to the state’s police certification agency anyway.
#ppb #ppa #portlandpolice #portlandpolicebureau #portland #pdx #oregon #portlandoregon #orpol #pnw #publicdefense
Here is your reminder the 82nd Ave Policy & Budget Committee, which will decide how many Bus And Turn (BAT) Lanes 82nd Ave gets, meets Friday morning at 9 AM! You can testify virtually by the looks of it. #PDX #PortlandOR #PortlandOregon #Trimet #transit
trimet.org/82nd/pbc.htm
John E. Bartley, III (D) K7AAY
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Emma/Edy Douglas
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