Portland's morning news briefing covers local developments and weather. February is nearing its end with spring arriving in less than three weeks. The forecast shows partly sunny conditions with a high of 50 degrees and overnight low of 34 degrees. The city announced a new Home Share pilot program enabling homeowners to rent extra rooms to people needing affordable housing while receiving city payments up to $1,000 monthly to cover rent and utilities. This model, already implemented in California and Tennessee, expands affordable housing without new construction. Additionally, Portland Police seized three handguns, two unregistered AR-15-style rifles, ammunition, and drugs from a 34-year-old felon found unconscious in a crashed vehicle.
"Homeowners with extra rooms in their houses can rent them out to folks in need of affordable housing, while getting paid up to $1,000 a month ($200 a week) by the city to cover a tenant's rent and utilities. While Portlanders have been renting out portions of their homes for several decades, the new model has robust city involvement, as a way to add affordable housing stock without any new production."
"Portland Police officers got a bit of a lucky break Tuesday night, when they were able to seize drugs and multiple guns from a guy's vehicle, simply because he was passed out. According to Portland Police Bureau, officers were called to check on a man who was slumped over in his car after crashing into a mailbox. They couldn't get him to wake up, so officers broke a window in his vehicle and found three handguns, two unregistered short-barreled AR-15-style rifles, ammunition, and drugs."
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