As much as Portland has a reputation for being liberal and progressive, there sure are many nay-sayers, NIMBYs, and conservative sounding voices who incessantly hark back to the 'good old days, the way it used to be'. Pffft. According to the estimates, just the City of Portland has grown by about 40,000 people in the last six years and may more than that in the suburbs. The vacancy rate is less than 3%, which itself drives up rents, so we need more housing. Clearly, there's a supply and demand problem. Having said that, I also think it's true, city leaders haven't managed this growth well since 2010. But there's still time. Portland is still less expensive than Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose or Los Angeles. The City needs to set policies that keep it that way as long as possible.