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After Bid to Remake Old Town, a Power Couple Is Selling the Society Hotel
Owners Jonathan Cohen and Jessie Burke appear to be selling off most of their assets in Portland.
Prosper Portland Seeks to Rent Old Town Buildings After Repossession From Failed Shoe Startup
The city’s economic development agency is seeking renters to fill two buildings in the Old Town neighborhood that the agency repossessed after a failed shoe manufacturing project defaulted on its city loan.
Dueling Plans to Restore Public Safety Services and Jobs Emerge in City Council
Two dueling proposals to restore some of the public safety and jobs cuts baked into in the recently-passed 2026-27 city budget have emerged from the Portland City Council.
The City’s Dispatch Bureau Dramatically Reduces 911 Call Wait Times Since 2022, Audit Finds
Portland’s Bureau of Emergency Communications reduced its average 911 call wait time from 77 seconds in July 2022 to 18 seconds in January 2026, according to a city audit of the bureau released Wednesday.
Dundon Offers Brief Remarks and Elected Officials Urge Moda Center Renovation at Business Summit
As Dundon spoke on Wednesday afternoon, the Portland City Council across the Willamette River held a work session on the Moda Center’s future.
New Research Shows How Police Response Times Vary Across the City
A new report shows that in every part of the city, police response times to high priority calls are well over the Portland Police Bureau’s strategic target of responding to 75% of such calls in under 10 minutes.
Wilson Implores City Council to Fund Moda Center Renovation: ‘Good Process Means Sitting Down’
Mayor Keith Wilson on Tuesday, ahead of an appearance by new Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon at a business summit on Wednesday at the Moda Center, implored the Portland City Council in a public letter to fund its share of of the arena’s renovation.
Four Amazon Electric Vans Destroyed in Suspected Arson
Four electric Amazon Prime delivery vans were destroyed in a fire early Monday morning in what Portland Fire & Rescue and the Portland Police Bureau are investigating as arson.
Experienced Political Operator to Assist Portland City Council With Moda Center Negotiations
The chief of staff to the regional government Metro, longtime political operator Kristin Dennis, is set to work for the Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy this summer as a special advisor as the council navigates a high-stakes decision on whether or not to help fund a renovation of the Moda Center.
Here’s How Much City Councilors Up for Reelection Have Raised So Far Through City Program
Six members of the Portland City Council are up for reelection this November, in an election cycle that will test if either the moderate caucus or the progressive caucus—currently deadlocked with six members apiece—can gain a seventh member by kicking out an incumbent councilor and bringing in someone new.
Mayor’s Home-Sharing Pilot Program Receives Five Applications in Four Months
A home-sharing pilot program Mayor Keith Wilson launched in conjunction with the Portland Housing Bureau earlier this year is off to a dismally slow start.
Councilors Pass Budget, but Yet Another Attempt to Salvage City Jobs Has Emerged
But even though the budget passed last night, five councilors on Thursday morning announced they plan to bring an ordinance to council that attempts to reverse some of the cuts to parks, fire, police and personnel.