This story has been updated to include comments from Deputy City Administrator Donnie Olivera’s office.
The former director of the Portland Housing Bureau says she was ousted for trying to advance City Council’s social housing policy and was unfairly blamed for revenue that went unspent prior to her appointment to the bureau’s top position.
Helmi Hisserich, who led the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) until she was put on leave and forced to resign in November, sent a memo to Portland city councilors on December 4, outlining her perspective on what happened in the months leading up to her termination…