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News A seemingly mundane discussion today at Portland City Hall about bonds related to a $72.4 million fire-equipment measure morphed into a verbal tussle over the planned purchase of four emergency vehicles.Those four emergency vehicles were part of the ballot measure that city voters narrowly approved last year to beef up emergency-response infrastructure in Portland. But, as Commissioners Amanda Fritz ...   More

City Hall A new audit questions recent decisions by the Portland City Council to spend funds collected from water and sewer users on city programs    More

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News Predicting the outcome of U.S. Supreme Court decisions based on the questions that justices ask during arguments is a tricky business.But the questions posed on Monday by justices over public campaign finance in Arizona do make it appear as if the court is heading toward a majority decision ultimately that will create one more hurdle for supporters of an initiative in Portland that would ask voters ...   More

News  The Muslim imam whose plans to build an Islamic community center two blocks from Ground Zero in New York City set off a torrent of words last summer will be in Portland next month to share a few words of his own.Feisal Abdul Rauf has been added to the speakers list for the Q Gathering, according to Kevin Palau,president of the Beaverton-based Luis Palau Association.The Q Gathering is an annual ...   More

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News  Besides Mayor Sam Adams' expected bid for re-election next year, the prospect also exists for two open seats on the Portland City Council.Neither Commissioner Randy Leonard or Amanda Fritz has said whether they will seek re-election in 2012. But that doesn't mean other potential candidates aren't already considering their prospects for a seat on the five-person council.One name bubbling up as ...   More