“This achievement has been largely forgotten by Oregonians,” wrote Peter Marsh in his fantastic 2021 book Liberty Factory: The Untold Story of Henry Kaiser's Oregon Shipyards. That achievement helped win WW II and might prove instructive today as a strategy for Oregon and the rest of the nation as they address the homeless crisis, which of course primarily comes down to this obvious fact—there isn't enough housing—and attempts to provide it are frustratingly slow despite that in many places, like Portland, the money was allocated years ago. YEARS.
You are right, Matt and the historical context is certainly relevant now. If we ever needed a courageous and innovative politician to marshal the significant resources we have to resolve the problems, it's now.
You are right, Matt and the historical context is certainly relevant now. If we ever needed a courageous and innovative politician to marshal the significant resources we have to resolve the problems, it's now.