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Moratorium on new Portland music venues, including Live Nation hall, comes up for a vote
In November, the Portland City Council also approved a moratorium on hotel development, which is still in effect. The City ...
Portland City Council moves to reject controversial PGE Forest Park transmission project
The Portland City Council moved Thursday to reject a PGE transmission upgrade project in Forest Park that would require the ...
Portland will cut 'core services' by 20% to restructure, help close budget gap
City Administrator Mike Jordan said these cuts will target city communications, engagement, equity, human resources, ...
City Council to consider making Portland Street Response its own branch, equal to police or fire
The Portland City Council’s public safety committee passed a resolution 3-2 Tuesday that would make Portland Street Response, ...
Editorial: Portland City Council misses the forest for the trees
Portland City Council’s tentative vote to reject Portland General Electric’s project to upgrade transmission capacity is a ...
City councilman responds to auditor's $1B infrastructure gap report
A recent audit highlighted a pressing need for a strategic and coordinated approach to address Portland's growing ...
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Council-Requested Poll Shows Portlanders Overall Would Prefer Cuts to Police Over Parks and Fire
A poll commissioned by two members of the Portland City Council show that Portlanders would prefer that budget cuts be made ...
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Closed pools, cracked roads: How Portland is reckoning with $1 billion infrastructure gap
PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN) — A recent audit finds Portland’s $1 billion infrastructure gap is leaving broken fences, aging sewers ...
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The City Council Continues to Spar Over Procedure. What’s It Really About?
The most recent meeting of the Portland City Council dragged on for five hours, and some of the holdup hinged on questions of ...
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City Council to Overturn Hearings Officer's Approval of PGE Forest Park Plan
Portland General Electric’s proposed utility project in Forest Park, which would require removing nearly 400 trees in order ...
Judge blocks funding freeze for sanctuary cities, including Portland
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from pulling federal funds from sanctuary cities, including Portland.
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Portland city council president on 100 days of the new form of government
Portland has been operating with a 12-member city council and district representation for more than 100 days now. Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney is responsible for setting council meeting ...