Three new pro-development appointees at the powerful Coastal Commission are trying to remedy its poor reputation among housing activists and Democratic leaders.

The money from the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality will convert vacant or low-occupancy nonresidential buildings into affordable housing. That could include industrial or commercial buildings as well as hotels or motels.

JPR reporter Jane Vaughan joins the Exchange.

Joining the Exchange is Kendyl Kaplan, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Rogue Valley.

Jonathan Bach joins the Exchange.

More than one in four homeless people in Oregon are over the age of 55. As the state’s population gets older, many seniors rely on a fragile social safety net.

For the first time in years, Oregon landlords governed by the state’s rent stabilization law can’t hand out double-digit rent increases.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will have to decide soon if renters can fight eviction if their Social Security checks are disrupted during President Trump’s second term.

56,000. 2.7 million. 840,000. Why is one of California’s most pressing policy problems so hard to measure?

Jonathan Bach joins the Exchange.

Grants Pass police cleared homeless encampments Tuesday morning at Baker and Kesterson Parks, directing residents to leave public property.

Many California cities require homebuilders to create affordable housing or pay fees to support construction of those units. A new lawsuit contends those fees are unconstitutional.