News  Mayor Charlie Hales is reversing a controversial decision to cut a city grant to fund summer teen internships.Hales will restore a $194,000 grant for nonprofit Worksystems Inc. to fund 97 summer internships in city bureaus for low-income teenagers—a grant created by former Mayor Sam Adams. The mayor's office and Multnomah County have also recruited TriMet, the Oregon Department of Human Services ...   More

News Portland Mayor Charlie Hales promised upon taking office to cut non-essential expenses out of the city budget. This afternoon, he announced the first one he's cutting: a public-private partnership to give summer jobs to teenagers.Hales' office said today it will not bring to City Council two items it removed from the agenda earlier this month: A grant and a contract amendment that would have given ...   More