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15 Dec 2016, 12:14 pm by Renae Bomba, Esq.
On December 14, Portland City Council voted 3-2 to pass the Open and Accountable Elections package to create a public campaign finance matching system. [read post]
30 Sep 2011, 12:27 pm
Portland also has one of the best safety records of any city in the entire country when it comes to cyclists. [read post]
21 Feb 2023, 7:07 pm by Jack Bogdanski
Travis Nelson (D-North Portland) plans to introduce a bill this week that would change state law to allow cities, including Portland, to create parks districts—special municipal taxing districts that with voter approval would create dedicated parks funding....Nelson is taking up the bill at the behest of the city’s newest parks commissioner, Dan Ryan. [read post]
23 Mar 2010, 10:20 am by Al Nye
The Portland Press Herald reports today that the Portland City Council approved $100,000 in federal funding to hire two people to drive a van and two people to walk around the city to locate drunks and drug addicts and urge them off the streets. [read post]
9 May 2023, 2:18 am by Jack Bogdanski
The name ought to reflect the true state of our city and state at this moment in history. [read post]
7 Jul 2015, 11:36 pm by Matthew D. Kaplan
  Bike Portland: City says diverters possible on SE Clinton Street this summer [read post]
8 Sep 2022, 6:00 pm by Mike LaChance
“The City has failed and continues to fail to maintain its sidewalks clear of debris and tent encampments, which is necessary to make its sidewalks readily accessible to people with mobility disabilities” The post Disabled People in Portland, OR Suing City Over Sidewalks Blocked by Homeless Encampments first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion. [read post]
14 May 2014, 10:10 am
That’s only about one percent of commuters nationwide, but “within the Portland city limits the number has nearly tripled since the 2000 census… In fact, Portland leads all large cities with a bicycle commuting rate of 6.1 percent. [read post]
27 Mar 2023, 12:11 am by Jack Bogdanski
We've had a rough few days here in Portland. [read post]
20 Jul 2020, 11:37 am by Tom Smith
Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli on Monday said defended the Trump administration's use of federal officials to detain individuals in Portland, Ore., and said that the widely criticized federal law enforcement efforts could extend to other cities should they see spikes in violent protests.During an interview with CNN's "New Day," the Cuccinelli claimed that the Trump administration had become aware… [read post]
25 Jun 2010, 4:14 pm by Tung Yin
According to some ridiculous listing by the Mars chocolate company, Portland is the least "manly" major city in the country (at #50 out of 50). [read post]
20 Jun 2022, 11:57 am by Matthew Gehring
Voters will get to decide on expanding the number of City Council members to 12, implement ranked-choice voting for council members, and hire a professional city administrator. [read post]
23 Feb 2023, 11:00 am by Jack Bogdanski
I see that the Portland City Council has trashed a proposal to have an ombudsman at City Hall to make sure the city isn't jerking people around when they want to see public records. [read post]
6 Jul 2023, 1:30 pm by Christopher Vines
Opportunity for change in Portland, OR Starting in 2024, Portland will switch from five citywide council seats (Mayor + 4 commissioners) to four districts, each represented by three City Council members. [read post]
5 Oct 2021, 5:42 am
"'Lenders and purchasers have for all intents and purposes blacklisted Portland,' said John Russell, a longtime Portland real estate developer. [read post]
1 Jul 2017, 8:41 am by Tom Smith
The norms of protest and counterprotest—mostly verbal shouting and sign-waving—are quickly crumbling in Portland. [read post]
20 Apr 2011, 2:39 pm by Tung Yin
The city of Portland has finally come to a conclusion about whether to rejoin the JTTF: it is, but apparently only under conditions -- well, one condition -- that the U.S. [read post]
14 Sep 2012, 6:38 am by Jim Chen
Portland's city council has voted unanimously to add fluoride beginning in 2014, at a projected cost of $5 million. [read post]