Randy Billings is a government watchdog and political reporter who has been covering Portland City Hall for the Press Herald since 2012. His beat touches on a wide range of topics, including immigration, homelessness, education, tourism, real estate development and the economy in Maine’s largest city. He has been a Portland-based journalist since 2005. A life-long Mainer who loves the outdoors, Randy is also a bassist who brews his own beer at his North Yarmouth home, where he lives with his wife and two children.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2016
Eviction case in Portland elicits calls for safeguards
City officials and legal advocates say tenants need to be protected from the effects of the housing crisis, but landlords warn against overreacting.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2016
As brewery tasting rooms thrive in Greater Portland, traditional bars in a froth
Makers of craft beers are accumulating revenue – and new fans – by selling their product where it’s brewed. But questions of fairness could prompt some changes.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2016
Portland landlord agrees to give tenants more time on evictions
John Le says that, for now, he won’t ask a court to force out the dozen or so people still at 61-69 Grant St., as Portland officials work to find them new homes.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
Nonprofit searching for homes for evicted tenants of Portland apartment complex
Most of the dozen or so residents still living at the Grant Street complex are indigent, mentally ill, or both.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
Landlord says poor conditions, drug activity led to mass eviction from Portland apartments
AEG Holdings says it wants to upgrade the Grant Street complex and make it safer, as some city councilors call for stronger tenant protections.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2016
Demand for housing in Portland leads to mass eviction in Parkside
A company that plans to renovate a Grant Street apartment complex is forcing out dozens of tenants, many low-income or mentally disabled, into ‘a very high-priced market.’
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2016
Portland councilors face decision on fate of historic waterfront building
The City Council will hold a hearing Wednesday before voting on whether a Portland Co. complex building should be preserved or removed to allow public access to the waterfront.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2016
Rising costs lead advocates to call for rent control in Portland and South Portland
While rent control is criticized for discouraging landlords from improving apartments, it’s being considered in cities around the country.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2016
Renters call for Portland to do more to solve housing crisis
Speakers at a hearing tell the City Council’s Housing Committee that Portland should consider measures including rent control, banning no-cause evictions, and prohibiting landlords from refusing to rent to people on housing assistance.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2016
Portland to repair, upgrade Reiche Elementary School
The city says it will use anticipated and unspent funds to make short-term improvements and remove an outdoor ramp deemed to be unsafe.
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