> Portland's unified housing strategy and the lone vote against | The Story | Aug. 14, 2025
Portland's unified housing strategy and the lone vote against | The Story | Aug. 14, 2025
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Aug. 14 on The Story: Earlier this month, Portland City Council voted to approve a "unified housing strategy," meant to connect all the disparate pieces involved in responding to the housing and homelessness crisis in Portland — the state of Oregon, Metro, Multnomah County, and on down to the city itself. Part of the plan is to focus less on crisis response and more on long-term solutions, like affordable housing. The council vote was near-unanimous — the only "no" came from Councilor Dan Ryan of District 2, North and inner Northeast Portland. So, why the opposition?
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