The fund would pay for projects that would reduce the city’s carbon emissions.
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Posted inElection 2024, Local & State
Portland City Council races decided after ranked choice runoff
Ben Grant, Sarah Michniewicz and Wes Pelletier have won seats on the council. Maya Lena was elected to the school board.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Portland council approves first major changes to zoning rules in decades
The councilors unanimously approved the years-in-the-making ‘ReCode’ effort to redraw the city’s land use ordinance for the first time since the 1970s.
Posted inElection 2024, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
Advocates for Portland’s homeless convene forum of City Council candidates
The forums, facilitated by the advocacy group Homeless Voices for Justice, served as a platform for constituents with experience in homelessness to engage with candidates for Portland City Council.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Portland City Council approves funding for Kiwanis pool renovations
The Kiwanis Pool closed in August for construction, but a $5 million funding gap delayed the project. Now, the plan is fully funded.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Portland council rejects return to 1-to-1 needle exchange program, opts for buyback plan
The council voted instead to go ahead with a pilot needle buyback program, which will be paid for with opioid settlement funds.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Portland mayor says he regrets voting to divest from companies doing business in Israel
Mark Dion kicked off Monday night’s City Council meeting by apologizing for his vote last month, which he called ‘a betrayal’ of the city’s Jewish community.
Posted inLocal & State
Portland City Council to vote on diverging proposals to address needle litter
The mayor wants to lower the needle exchange rate, but others want to use opioid settlement money to start a needle buy-back program.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
National Realtor group spends $56,000 to support unknowing Portland council candidates
The 4 candidates say they had no idea the National Association of Realtors was spending money on their behalf, and some called for an end to all outside spending.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, Politics
Portland at-large council candidates bring broad range of public service experience
The crowded race has drawn a repeat candidate, a state lawmaker, a school board member, a community activist and a neighborhood association member.