A single facility, with space and services for those who need them, also will allow city staff to focus more resources on keeping people from ever entering the shelter system.
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Councilor Duson: City Council working hard to address Portland’s housing crisis
Regulatory changes and major investments are meant to keep Portland a place where new workers and longtime residents can thrive.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Ali elected to National League of Cities council
PORTLAND — City Councilor Pious Ali has been elected to the National League of Cities 2020 Race, Equity and Leadership Council. “I look forward to the sharing of ideas and learning some of the successful best practices used by other cities to eliminate racial disparities, advance racial equity and build an equitable thriving community, where […]
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Councilor: Community input wanted on plan to replace Oxford Street Shelter
On Feb. 3, Portland’s City Council will vote on a proposed 210-bed low-barrier shelter; councilors are also planning facilities for seniors and the mentally ill.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland officials highlight potential uses of face-scanning technology
Four city department heads downplay flaws and potential misuse ahead of a scheduled City Council vote on a proposed ban.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
City takes first step toward allowing senior homeless facilities near Barron Center
The city has given Avesta Housing a lease option on the Brighton Avenue site to explore the project’s feasibility and it agrees to market three other city-owned properties for potential development.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Homeless shelter decisions pushed off until February
PORTLAND — The City Council has delayed again a decision on policy goals for the new homeless shelter that will be built on Riverside Street. The council Dec. 17 tabled the decision until Feb. 3 so it can hold a workshop on the topic at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at City Hall. In November, the […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland should think creatively about affordable housing
City officials need to look at democratic housing models and collaborate with tenant advocacy groups as well as lenders, landlords and developers.
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
Another Italian restaurant will take place of Vignola-Cinque Terre
The Miranda Group plans to open a bistro called Via Vecchia in the space on Dana and Wharf Streets.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Portland should ban face-scanning software – now
This technology exists not to protect us but to track us, making it incompatible with our nation’s ideas about freedom and liberty.