News A $25 million hole in the city budget isn't stopping Portland City Commissioners from seeking one-time funding for projects outside city bureaus. WW first reported yesterday that the city's budget shortfall doesn't include $6.4 million in one-time funds doled out by City Council last year. Mayor Charlie Hales has asked all 27 city bureaus to cut 10 percent out of their budget requests. The deadline ...   More

News A single tweet to Mayor Sam Adams could cost Portlanders $75,000, if City Council approves the mayor's proposed budget. CASH Oregon, a worthy nonprofit group that helps low-income Portlanders fill out their income tax returns, this year never submitted a formal request for special-appropriation funding to the city. But unlike the Oregon Symphony, which did ask the mayor for $200,000 to go to ...   More