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Weekday Wrap: Astoria affordable housing; Multnomah County library projects update; and PETA vs. OHSU
Also in the news: Lane County's Glenwood Transfer Station will be rebuilt and possibly moved; bridge on Oregon Coast gets new light pylons; and Cannon Beach ocean water health advisory lifted.

Portlanders divided on plan to ban unsanctioned camping
With constituents seething over the proliferation of homeless tents across the city, a controversial plan to ban unsanctioned homeless camping appears to be gaining momentum among the public.

Oregon’s mass timber industry gets boost from federal government
A $41 million grant could help create a pipeline of affordable mass timber homes.
Low-income seniors sue out-of-state property manager over rising rent at Tigard apartments
A group of low-income Oregon seniors is suing their out-of-state property management company, alleging the company deliberately misled them by renting them apartments they knew would soon dramatically rise in price.
After bugs, mold, and ceiling collapse, an affordable housing complex for veterans in NE Portland will shut down
For years, residents of Sandy Studios, a publicly-funded apartment complex for formerly homeless veterans in Northeast Portland, say their steady stream of complaints about the condition of the building went unheeded - until they became impossible to ignore.
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Nonprofit Plans To Bring African-American Families Back To North Portland
Portland Community Reinvestment Initiative Inc. has come up with a plan to repopulate North and Northeast Portland with the African-American community that was displaced from there.

Represented: Oregon's Housing Affordability Crisis
Across the state, Oregonians who rent are struggling to find and keep their homes. We hear from voices on all sides of the issue.
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Judge Denies Landlords' Request To Halt New Portland No-Fault Eviction Law
A federal judge refused Wednesday to block a new Portland law that requires landlords to help their tenants pay relocation costs when they’re evicted or face rent hikes of more than 10 percent.

Meet The Wealthy Investors Buying Cheap Portland Apartment Buildings
Professional and institutional investors have flocked to the Portland real estate market. They’re taking advantage of low vacancy rates to make money – and, in the process, driving up rents.
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Community Health Workers To Help Mentally Ill In Oregon, Washington Find Housing
Kaiser Permanente is providing money to create positions for 15 new community health workers at seven different nonprofits.