The 5 candidates in the Nov. 7 election all recognize the urgency of the problem, and they have varying ideas about how to tackle it.

Housing in the city has become less and less affordable, especially over the past few years. The 5 candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot want to offer Portlanders affordable options without changing the city's character.

The limitations of the city's power over asylum seekers' work authorization processes has left the five candidates in the Nov. 7 election feeling like there is little they can do, but that won't stop them from trying.

They envision a city with robust public transit and plenty of housing. They each think they can get us there.