What preventive solution did Terri McBride propose for renters?
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland City Council’s Housing and Permitting Committee held its first Renters’ Feedback Forum on Tuesday, inviting people who rent to speak about the challenges of finding and keeping housing.
The forum comes as the Portland Housing Bureau reports that about half of Portland renters are cost-burdened, meaning they spend more than 30% of their income on housing. About one-quarter spend more than half of their income on housing…