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The bureau is cutting 15% of its staff as the volume of building permits drops. Interest rates and Portland’s reputation are taking a toll.

This is the first time Portland leaders have threatened to seize nuisance properties of any kind and sell them in almost three years, a delay officials attribute to staff turnover

There's no exact date for when the demolition could begin. The building owner or the contractor has not yet applied for a demolition permit.

Crews this week boxed up and returned items collected from inside the Maxwell Hall building, which sits next to the burned-out May Apartments.

On a rainy afternoon in Portland’s Woodstock neighborhood, a man on a bicycle stops to peruse dry goods and emergency supplies in bright yellow bins lining Moire Cubbin’s yard. The repurposed Amazon bins–double stacked on their sides in a row affixed to the ground–comprise what Cubbin calls her “giving fence.” The fence is her version of a free pantry. Each bin includes different types of items, from food, to mini flashlights, gloves, blankets, and hygiene...