The Portland Community College Bond Measure, David Douglas School District Bond Measure and a Parkrose School District 5-year Operating Levy will be on this year's ballot. Read more about them: Measure 26-224 Portland Community College Bond Measure A ...
5 Oct 2022 - Melanie Henshaw and Piper McDaniel
Seven reforms packaged in individual measures would bring ranked choice voting to county elections, increase transparency Portland isn’t the only area government facing a potential shake-up in the form of changes to its governing charter. The Multnomah Co ...
5 Oct 2022 - K. Rambo and Piper McDaniel
Portland Measure 26-228 brings Portland's city government into the new millennia, but opponents say it's too complicated and will limit a mayor Measure 26-228 proposes significant amendments to the city charter that would alter the form of gover ...
5 Oct 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Democratic incumbent Rep. Earl Blumenauer is running against Republican Joanna Harbour in Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District Oregon’s 3rd U.S. Congressional District serves a population of approximately 851,000 people. It encompasses much of Multnomah Co ...
28 Sep 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Democratic incumbent Rep. Suzanne Bonamici is running against Republican candidate Chris Mann Oregon’s 1st U.S. Congressional District serves a population of about 865,000 and encompasses Clatsop, Columbia, Washington, Yamhill and parts of Multnomah count ...
28 Sep 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Measures 111, 112, 113 and 114 propose changes to the Oregon Constitution, a permit-to-purchase system for purchasing firearms and more Oregon Measure 111: Amendment to add health care as a right for all in state constitution Ballot Measure 111 would add ...
21 Sep 2022 - Piper McDaniel and Mia Ryder-Marks and Melanie Henshaw
Landlords send property managers to court in their stead while tenants struggle to represent themselves What happened in eviction court late in the afternoon of Sept. 8 was ordinary — the Multnomah County Circuit Court docket held a roster of tenant-landl ...
14 Sep 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Painting overpasses in an endless loop costs millions — and there's no end in sight Graffiti is on the rise in Portland. Public agencies report increased incidences of graffiti throughout the city, and clean-up efforts are piping increased amounts of ...
31 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Street Roots talks with key official about the program’s aims to alleviate homelessness by year’s end Communities across the country face an unprecedented rate of homelessness. Once considered a phenomenon generally confined to big cities by the public an ...
26 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel
Funded almost exclusively by property taxes, the program and will cost taxpayers billions Nearly half of all property taxes paid by Portlanders go to an unusual — and costly — pension program for police and fire personnel. For those who pay property taxes ...
25 Aug 2022 - Piper McDaniel