City

The city policy had its roots in the days when “amusement devices” like these were tied to vice.

The city of Portland’s housing authority says its projected 2027 budget deficit is worse than it originally thought.

The Prosper Board in an Oct. 20 letter to top city of Portland elected officials said Prosper executive director Cornell Wesley followed all agency rules and procedures when he awarded three no-bid contracts to his college friends.

If a building misses the emission reduction target, the owner would pay a “carbon pollution impact fee” for each metric ton of carbon emissions exceeding the goal.

The canvassing group received criticism that it was stretching the boundaries of the public campaign financing program and misleading voters whom it canvassed.

‘Any use of taxpayer funds—especially spending outside the procurement process—must meet the highest ethical standards.’

The contracts have a combined value of $456,000, but the scope of work for two of them is a secret.

We asked her about the Portland City Council, which has become increasingly divided since the 12 members took office in January 2025.

Business and labor groups this week launched a political action committee backing moderate candidates running for the Portland City Council and Multnomah County Chair.

Ting Lu, the city’s first-ever director of public utilities, is on paid administrative leave.

The Portland Metro Chamber on Sept. 29 sued the city of Portland over its recently-reformed Arts Tax, arguing that the Portland City Council acted unconstitutionally when they reformed the tax earlier this year without referring those changes to voters.

A lawsuit filed in Clackamas County Circuit Court on Sept. 28 by a Boring, Ore. family alleges that the city’s $2.6 billion Bull Run Filtration Project has subjected their home to “near-daily noise, vibration, dust, and blocked access” and has “disrupted” nearly all of the family’s daily activities, including sleep.