Portland is facing one of the worst housing crises in the county. City Council recently voted to study social housing, which means homes are publicly or nonprofit-owned, permanently affordable, and often mixed-income. Councilor Candace Avalos, who co-sponsored the resolution, joined a delegation to Vienna to see it firsthand. The trip drew criticism for its cost, but Avalos says it offered lessons Portland can use. Today, she joins executive producer John Notarianni to share what she learned and what steps the city could realistically take.

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