New Portland City Council scrutinizes joint homelessness response plan
Members of the joint city-county system say that the homelessness response plan is on track, but many councilors had questions about the details.
RV safe park in the balance as Portland City Council discusses state of homelessness
Portland’s new form of government is looking into the state of the city’s homelessness crisis as the Sunderland RV Safe Park hangs in the balance. Read online:
Portland mayor uses State of the City address to ask for state’s help with homelessness, public safety
Mayor Mark Dion. in his State of the City address Monday, highlighted public safety and homelessness as two of the biggest issues facing Portland, and said state help is needed to address them.
Portland city councilors hope to avert closure of NE Portland homeless village
A pair of Portland City Council members Tuesday urged city officials to reconsider plans to shut down a North Portland homeless village for people living in vehicles that opened less than two years ago.
Portland City Council settles on council president in contentious first meeting
Thursday marked an important first day on the job for Portland’s new City Council as the 12 members voted on who would serve as the council’s president. Read online:
Portland city councilors encourage city to keep shelter site for RVs open in NE Portland
At least two Portland city councilors want a Safe Rest Village for people in RVs to stay open past a planned closure at the end of March.
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AFSCME Holds Practice Picket at Portland Building as Contract Negotiations Near Precipice
City of Portland workers represented by American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 189, one of the ...
Portland police arrest 3 people during city camping ban’s first 6 months
In the six months since Portland began to enforce its scaled-back homeless camping ban, police have arrested just three ...
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Portland’s new council elects Councilor Pirtle-Guiney as its first president ... eventually
Portland’s brand-new city council elected its first leader Thursday in a vote that previewed the political dividing lines to come and just how complicated winning a majority might be in this new form ...
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Proposal to Increase City Councilors’ and Mayor’s Office Budgets Would Cost $4.6 Million
A proposal filed on Tuesday by Portland City Council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney to increase the budgets of the new ...
Portland City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney elected to powerful council president post
Pirtle-Guiney, a longtime labor union leader and former governor’s adviser, secured the coveted post over racial justice ...
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Portland will ring in 2025 with a brand-new city council
Anna Lueck for OPB / OPB Portland government will enter a new chapter in mere days, as a newly-expanded city council takes office under an updated governance model. “It’s a new day,” said ...
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New government era in Portland as mayor and 12-member council take charge
Jan. 1 was the start of Portland's new form of government, with Mayor Keith Wilson and 12 council members beginning their terms. Olivia Clark, a new city council member, told KGW that she and ...
Former Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez reveals new job
While the new mayor comes from the trucking industry, Gonzalez will enter it. Portland-based Jubitz provides fueling services ...