Mayor Ted Wheeler endorsed the concept of the statewide rent control bill to be considered by the 2019 Oregon Legislature and the current Residential Infill Project recommendations at his monthly press conference on Thursday.
Although both proposals are controversial, Wheeler said they are necessary to make housing in the city as affordable as possible.
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