Portland Mayor Kate Snyder and City Councilors Pious Ali and Tae Chong take the oath of office Monday.
Portland City Council
Posted inLocal & State, News
Inauguration of Portland mayor reflects historic shift in local, national politics
Portland has had eight women serve as mayor in its 233-year history, but none had been elected mayor in a citywide vote until Kate Snyder’s victory last month.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Portland right to put the brakes on surveillance tech
Police cameras in the schools and use of facial recognition software represent erosions of privacy that should not be taken lightly.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Portland needs more policies that encourage long-term neighbors
Columnist Greg Kesich should demand that the city think in terms of protecting working- and middle-class housing.
Posted inPortland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Council postpones vote on shelter recommendations
The council will hold a workshop on how to operate the new Riverside Street homeless shelter in the coming weeks before taking the matter back up Dec. 16.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland poised to ask voters to expand use of ranked-choice voting
The City Council on Monday is expected to set a date to ask whether they want to expand the voting method to all council and school board elections.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland councilors to consider student-led ‘climate emergency’ resolution
The resolution would commit the city to pursue ambitious goals on addressing climate change.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Jim Fossel: Portland’s problems won’t go away when Strimling does
His suggestion of giving the mayor more powers – as in Waterville – may actually lead to more collaboration with the City Council.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: We’re all included in definition of ‘real Maine,’ ‘real America’
Leaders of our state’s Roman Catholic and Protestant communities should denounce an anti-Semitic attack on Portland’s mayor.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: New mayor offers Portland hope for a fresh start
Mayor-elect Kate Snyder’s sweep of all 12 precincts shows her ability to bring people together.