News The charmed history of the first condominium project to rise in the South Waterfront district...   More

News City commissioners this afternoon tentatively agreed to side with Southwest Portland neighborhood activists who previously criticized the city's approval process for a proposed immigration detention facility in South Waterfront.The decision today from City Council, which heads to a formal vote next week, essentially allows the federal Department of Homeland Security to move ahead with its plans for ...   More

News Yesterday's three-hour hearing at City Hall on the proposal to build a Department of Homeland Security center [PDF] in South Waterfront ended without any clear resolution. The question before city commissioners: Is the pending Immigration and Customs Enforcement center an office, as the Department of Homeland Security contends? Or is it a detention facility, as residents in the South Waterfront ...   More