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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 ...
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 The resolution will now go to the full ...
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PSU Drops Penalties Against Student Protesters Amid Pressure From City Councilor and Lawyers
Following a threat from Portland City Councilor Mitch Green to vote against city funding for Portland State University’s (PSU ...
City Council moves forward with proposal to expand Portland Street Response
The City Council has voted to move forward with a proposal to expand Portland Street Response.Portland Street Response ...
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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 ...
Portland Mercury4d
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 ...
Portland City Councilor joins rally defending free speech at PSU
Portland City Councilor Mitch Green joined students, faculty, and activists at Portland State University (PSU) on April 17.
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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 ...