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      Finding the Right Balance

      Finding the Right Balance

      Having completely failed to address the homeless crisis in any meaningful way, Portland politicians have concocted another way of dealing with it. This mostly involves passing legislation telling every other city throughout Oregon to take care of the problem while...

      Freefall from the Free-For-All

      A simple drive on the freeway through Portland and the sight of all its homeless camps confirms what many have suspected for a long time—the tendency in this state towards the legalization of drugs has come with tremendous consequences for...

      How to Handle Homelessness

      Everyone knows that rampant homelessness is a huge issue in the Portland area. But what people don’t know is that there is a solution available that Clackamas County can use immediately to help solve it. The current Clackamas County Board...

      The Housing Crisis is Largely a Self-Inflicted Wound… And They’re Only Making it Worse

      The scourge of homelessness has taken over downtown Portland the past few years. Tents and piles of garbage are visible from multiple freeway exits and cluster all throughout the city. This problem has now spread beyond Portland and into many...