Portland’s reminder that it’s expensive to be poor—and why you should vote for Chloe Eudaly

I was walking in Northeast Portland, on Martin Luther King Blvd. The farther North of Rosa Parks I walked, the fewer stores I saw—I went at least three miles without seeing a supermarket, or anything but fast food chains and convenience stores. To live there and have enough food to eat, you either need a car, or to take frequent bus trips at $2.50 a trip.

I talked to someone who lives in an apartment in the Dekum neighborhood, but who won’t be there much longer. Rent on the apartment has...