Expert: “Alarm Bells Ringing” in Portland City Government Over Pending Slowdown in Housing Construction

The President of ECONorthwest, John Taponga, told attendees at a Portland Business Alliance breakfast forum last week that Portland’s homeless crisis was being driven by the high cost of housing. “The [city’s] inclusionary zoning requirement is well-intentioned but misapplied and needs to be reconsidered,” he said. Read more in the Business Tribune.