Tag: elections

Local Politicians and their alliances

August 29, 2026

ANDY KIPP (candidate for Astoria City Council) AND THE ASTORIA HOUSING ALLIANCE Andy Kipp is president of the Astoria Housing Alliance, chief petitioner for the Vacancy Tax and the central financial supporter of Astoria Housing for All. AHA describes itself as an Oregon nonprofit operating under Section 501(c)(4)—a form of organization permitted to engage substantially … More Local Politicians and their alliances

“OREGON’S TEST CASE” WHY ASTORIA? — INSIDE THE VACANCY TAX –

August 28, 2026

PART 1 OF 5: IS ASTORIA OREGON’S TEST CASE? Let’s take a deeper look at where Astoria’s proposed Vacancy Tax came from, who is behind it, and why our small town of approximately 10,000 residents is being asked to become Oregon’s first testing groundfor this kind of tax. This ordinance did not appear out of … More “OREGON’S TEST CASE” WHY ASTORIA? — INSIDE THE VACANCY TAX –