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  • When Hurricane Katrina stuck New Orleans in 2005, people across the country watched as residents of the city had everything stripped from them by floodwaters, only to struggle with government agencies that seemed indifferent, if not outright callous to their plight. But 57 years earlier, a corner of Oregon, not unlike parts of New Orleans that were so devastated, experienced a similar catastrophe that left thousands homeless and forlorn.

    Vanport: Portland’s Katrina

    Posted on February 12, 2010 | 4 Comments
    When Hurricane Katrina stuck New Orleans in 2005, people across the country watched as residents of the city had everything stripped from them by floodwaters, only to struggle with government agencies that seemed indifferent, if not outright callous to their plight. But 57 years earlier, a corner of Oregon, not unlike parts of New Orleans that were so devastated, experienced a similar catastrophe that left thousands homeless and forlorn.

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  • Lee Moore was recently named chair of the Housing Authority of Portland’s Board of Commissioners, the agency providing affordable and government-owned housing for residents of Multnomah County, including section 8 vouchers. He recently spoke to the Portland Observer about some the issues facing the agency.

    ‘The suburbs of today become the ghettos of the future’

    Posted on February 4, 2010 | No Comments
    Lee Moore was recently named chair of the Housing Authority of Portland’s Board of Commissioners, the agency providing affordable and government-owned housing for residents of Multnomah County, including section 8 vouchers. He recently spoke to the Portland Observer about some the issues facing the agency.

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