Letters to the Editor: Portland's identity crisis is really a housing crisis (via latimesopinion )
By looking mostly at policing, homelessness and drug addiction to answer to the question, “What’s the matter with Portland?” , we overlook a huge piece of the puzzle — a lack of affordable housing.
The housing crisis drives poverty, homelessness and crime, and those responsible for price gouging are probably delighted to have our attention diverted by debates over police and crime.We voted with our feet and left our beloved Portland in late 2020. After a year of urging police action, they finally shut down the drug house at the end of our block.
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