As far as interest goes, black people are still interested in living in North and North East Portland. The black community in Portland has significant historical roots in the area and it is a travesty that black Portlanders are being forced to live elsewhere - yes, forced, because they are not choosing to relocate to the outer suburbs because they think Gresham in the place to be, but because of a lack of affordable housing in the area. It is a sad but consistant fact in our society that the interests of the priveledged outweigh the interests of the working class. As a native of North East, it is where I would like to be living now, and it is where I would like to eventually buy a house and raise a family. However, I currently live in Southwest because I have experienced first hand the reality that rent is cheaper the farther out of Portland you get, and worry about my ability to afford a house in the neighborhood where I grew up in the future. And in the event that I am someday able to afford a house there, I am concerned that the cultural fabric of the neighborhood will be drastically different from what it was.