Some city leaders are concerned that the oversight board, designed to give more power to non-officers, won’t be what they expected when police unions finish giving their input.
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Portland City Council denies Cheverus’ request to use pesticide on field
After voting 6-1 to reject the school’s request for a waiver to the city’s landcare ordinance, the council also took up and passed a resolution to immediately improve pedestrian safety in the city.
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State budget cuts could mean higher taxes in Portland, council says
City councilors and the mayor suggested an increase of between 3.2% and 7% for the city’s share of taxes in fiscal year 2026.
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Portland City Council, school board discuss who should be subject to ethics oversight
In November, the council delayed a vote to officially establish an ethics board after councilors couldn’t reach a consensus on who should be under its purview.
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Portland mayor uses State of the City address to ask for state’s help with homelessness, public safety
Mayor Mark Dion said that Portland has done all it can with finite resources
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Portland City Council approves license for Payson Park music festival
The 2-day festival will be held in early August and could draw up to 12,500 people per day.
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Portland schools’ strategic plan takes center stage at State of the Schools address
Sarah Lentz, chair of Portland’s Board of Education, reviewed the plan during an annual State of the Schools address to the City Council Monday night.
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New city councilors take their seats in Portland
Ben Grant, Sarah Michniewicz and Wes Pelletier were sworn in and officially took their seats on Monday night.
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More than 100 rabbis call for Portland boycott
Over 2 months after the Portland City Council voted to divest from companies doing business in Israel, a group of Jewish leaders from across the United States bought an ad encouraging people to boycott the city.
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Portland’s ethics commission still isn’t ready after 2 years. It may not be what voters thought.
The City Council postponed a vote to establish the commission after some councilors raised concerns that the draft ordinance wasn’t what was intended.