Oregon lawmakers report to work. Here’s what they’re up to: Beat Check podcast
A housing, homelessness and behavioral health crisis. Flagging student test scores. Billions of dollars needed for road and ...
Portland mayor proposes $28M homeless shelter expansion as city faces mounting budget shortfall
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Wednesday unveiled the multi-million dollar price tag for his signature initiative to end unsheltered homelessness within a year. Wilson faced a series of sharp ...
Carmen Rubio, a leading candidate for Portland mayor, racked up 150 parking, traffic violations, 6 driver’s license suspensions
Multnomah County courts also referred Rubio’s unpaid parking tickets to a collection agency at least 100 times, records ...
Portland faces potential $100M budget shortfall, officials say
Portland officials Friday said that the city could face a staggering budget gap of more than $100 million in the coming ...
Portland City Council greenlights $4.6M boost for council, mayoral budgets
The Portland City Council approved a measure Wednesday to increase their own office budgets and that of Mayor Keith Wilson by ...
Portland eyes cuts to homeless camp, graffiti removal to pay for proposed increase to City Council budgets
One of the first big issues that Portland’s 12-member City Council plans to confront this year is whether to increase their ...
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson directs 700 city employees to return to in-person work full time
“I know you’ll do everything in your power to make this change a successful one.” — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh covers Portland city government and politics, with a focus on accountability and watchdog ...
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 repeat violators, according to city officials. The disclosure came Tuesday ...
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 ...