As the city commissioner in charge of emergency response dispatching, he said he also wants to ensure that operators are ready for a Portland Street Response expansion Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps may be a newly elected official, but he’s not n ...
24 Feb 2021 - Joe Opaleski
The Clackamas Democrat is championing a slate of police reform measures aimed as much at character as procedure In the charge toward police reform in the Oregon State Legislature, Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Clackamas) is leading the way. As chair of the House ...
17 Feb 2021 - DeVon Pouncey
The new city commissioner prioritizes housing, supportive services, food security and digital equity Carmen Rubio is new to public office as a city commissioner, but she has walked the halls of power for many years. She served in the offices of Multnomah ...
17 Feb 2021 - Joe Opaleski
The new Portland city commissioner outlines his priorities for 2021 Dan Ryan is among three new faces on the Portland City Council this year, but his first few months in office are unquestionably the most challenging of the bunch. But then, having taken o ...
10 Feb 2021 - Joe Opaleski
Several communities will have a chance in November to diversify their city councils for the first time Residents in several Oregon cities — from Ashland to Springfield to Bend — have an opportunity this November to elect the first person of color to ever ...
21 Aug 2020 - Hanna Merzbach
The fees are already suspended during the pandemic, and their fiscal impact is not significant Multnomah County announced in mid-March that, due to COVID-19, individuals who violate parole without committing a new crime during the pandemic would not be ja ...
21 May 2020 - Christen McCurdy
The Multnomah County commissioner is concerned about how pandemic-related stress is affecting medically vulnerable people and health care workers Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran remembers serving on the front lines of a pandemic, working as a ...
25 Mar 2020 - Joanne Zuhl
The city honors the executive director for her contributions to the community The Portland City Council honored Street Roots Executive Director Kaia Sand this week with a Spirit of Portland Award, an annual award for individuals and groups who make outsta ...
18 Oct 2019 - Street Roots
Mark Gamba has reshaped his city’s politics. Now, he’s challenging Kurt Schrader in Oregon’s Fifth District. Milwaukie has gone through a radical transformation in recent years. This once blue collar, conservative-leaning Southeast suburb of Portland has ...
19 Apr 2019 - Emily Green
A city resolution demands updated research on the safety of the wireless technology The Portland City Council has voted unanimously on a resolution demanding the Federal Communications Commission update its research on the health and environmental impacts ...
15 Mar 2019 - Joanne Zuhl