Location

421 SW 6th Avenue
Suite 500
Portland, OR 97204

Who We Are

The mission of the Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) is to solve the unmet housing needs of the people of Portland. PHB is responsible for leading housing policy for the City of Portland and administering programs to produce affordable rental housing, increase and stabilize homeowners, prevent and end homelessness, and regulate and assist landlords and tenants in the rental housing market. We are guided in our work by a vision that all Portlanders should have equitable access to affordable housing and to the opportunities that a safe, stable home can deliver.

What We Do

To achieve the City’s housing goals, PHB implements programs and policies in four key areas:

Production and Preservation: PHB finances the construction and preservation of affordable housing— through both direct financing as well as indirect subsidies, such as tax exemptions and fee waivers. PHB-funded housing is required to remain affordable at targeted incomes for up to 99 years. PHB currently regulates a portfolio of nearly 15,000 units of affordable housing throughout the city.

• Homeownership: PHB funds programs to increase homeownership for vulnerable and Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, including down-payment assistance loans and homebuyer education.
• Preventing Displacement: PHB uses a variety of strategies to stabilize vulnerable renters and homeowners, especially in North/Northeast and East Portland. Strategies include supporting and implementing new tenant protections, funding legal services, and providing home repair grants and loans to help low and moderate-income homeowners retain their homes.
• Ending Homelessness: Through the Joint Office of Homeless Services (JOHS), PHB invests in services and programs that assist individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness. These include short-term rent assistance, Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), transitional housing, and winter and emergency shelter. Together with our partners, PHB is working to achieve Portland City Council’s goal of creating 2,000 new supportive housing units by 2028.

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Business Tools

Prosper Portland connects people and resources to build an equitable economy
by growing family-wage jobs, advancing opportunities for prosperity, collaborating with partners for an equitable city, and creating vibrant neighborhoods and communities.

Social Equity

Prosper Portland is focused on harnessing and expanding our tools for job creation, place-making and economic opportunity to achieve widely shared prosperity among all residents of Portland.

Our Priorities

Prosper Portland focuses on building an equitable economy, based on four cornerstones: growing family-wage jobs, advancing opportunities for prosperity, collaborating with partners for an equitable city, and creating vibrant neighborhoods and communities. To support that work, we seek to maintain an equitable, innovative, financially sustainable agency. Prosper Portland invests financial and human capital to serve the city and its residents.

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Location

1221 SW Fourth Avenue
Room 130
Portland, OR 97204

What We Do

The City Elections Office Oversees and Administers…

• Candidacy Process
• Registry of Candidates
• Petition Process for Initiatives, Referendums, and Recalls
• City-Referred Measure Process
• Election Results Certification
• City Lobbying and Political Consultant Regulations

The City Elections Office Also Provides General Guidance and Enforces…

• City Campaign Finance Regulations
• Political Activity Restrictions for City Employees

Who We Are

Mary Hull Caballero is the elected Auditor for the City of Portland, taking office in January 2015. Mary was re-elected in 2018, and began her second term in January 2019. She previously worked as a performance auditor at Metro Regional Government in Portland and the Oregon Department of Transportation. Prior to entering the auditing field, Mary co-founded and managed a public policy leadership development organization and was a newspaper reporter. She holds a Master’s Degree in Public Policy and Management from Carnegie Mellon University. She received her undergraduate degree in communication from Lewis and Clark College. Mary is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Government Auditing Professional. Find out more about the City Auditor and Auditor’s Office programs.

Elections Officer

Louise Hansen joined the Elections Office as City Elections Officer in June 2020. The Elections Officer oversees campaign finance investigations, political consultant and lobbyist regulations, rulemaking, City petitions, and candidate filings. Louise came to the City after working as Civil Rights Division Intake & Support Manager for the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI). Louise also previously worked as a Bilingual Civil Rights Investigator at BOLI. Prior to that, Louise clerked for the Clackamas County Circuit Court.

Louise holds a Juris Doctorate from Lewis & Clark Law School and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies with an Emphasis in Environmental and Social Justice from the University of California – Santa Cruz. After law school, Louise remained active in the Oregon legal community by serving as Co-Secretary of the Oregon Women Lawyers Clackamas Chapter and most recently as Co-Chair of the Oregon Minority Lawyers Association.

Elections Coordinator

Cody Sibley joined the City Auditor’s Office as the Elections Coordinator in January 2020. He provides program support to the City Elections Officer in campaign finance, administration of elections, and the lobbyist and political consultant disclosure regulations. Prior to joining the City of Portland, Cody served as the Administrative Rules Coordinator for the Oregon Department of Education. Cody holds a Master of Public Policy from Oregon State University and a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication with a Concentration in Political Communication from Louisiana State University. In his free time, Cody enjoys summer hikes, trips to the coast, and trying the craft beer available in Portland.

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Location

1810 SW 5th Ave
Suite 710
Portland, OR 97201

What we do

At its heart, BPS is a convener and coordinator of complex projects and plans, which balance multiple objectives and set the direction for Portland’s future.

In collaboration with partners and the community, BPS aligns resources and actions for the next generation of urban strategies that will achieve community goals through:

• Comprehensive land use, neighborhood, district, economic, historic and environmental planning, and urban design.
• Research, policy and technical services to advance green building, energy efficiency and the use of solar and renewable energy, waste prevention, composting and recycling, and a sustainable food system.
• Policy and actions to address climate change.

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