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The Black Byline: A 10-Year-Old (Forgotten) Emergency

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In 2015 a Renters’ State of Emergency was declared. Ten years later, Oregon has its highest eviction levels in history—why?  by Donovan Scribes (fka Donovan Smith) REMEMBER: DIKES ARE SAFE AT PRESENT. YOU WILL BE WARNED IF NECESSARY. YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO LEAVE. DON'T GET EXCITED. —Housing Authority of Portland (present day Home Forward), May 30, 1948 notice to Vanport residents.  THE STORM The ground was eroding beneath Portlanders. Yet anothe…

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The Black Byline: A 10-Year-Old (Forgotten) Emergency

In 2015 a Renters’ State of Emergency was declared. Ten years later, Oregon has its highest eviction levels in history—why?  by Donovan Scribes (fka Donovan Smith) REMEMBER: DIKES ARE SAFE AT PRESENT. YOU WILL BE WARNED IF NECESSARY. YOU WILL HAVE TIME TO LEAVE. DON'T GET EXCITED. —Housing Authority of Portland (present day Home Forward), May 30, 1948 notice to Vanport residents.  THE STORM The ground was eroding beneath Portlanders. Yet anothe…

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