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Budget Season Reveals Two Clear Voting Blocs on City Council
Two clear voting blocs have emerged during budget season.
Council Passes Amendment That Unknowingly Puts Proposed Budget $734,000 in the Red
The City Council passed on amendment on Tuesday afternoon that accidentally put the city's proposed budget $734,000 in the red.
Green and Novick Find a Way to Keep Metro Chamber From Opposing Future Parks Levy, for Now
It’s significant because the deal satisfies the Portland Metro Chamber—which means the council can move forward, unhindered, in pursuing a large property tax increase.
Councilors Brought Mayor Concerns About Text Thread and Two Photos Shared by Prosper Portland Staff
The head of Prosper Portland was already on thin ice. Then the mayor’s office received copies of a message thread among agency staff.
Prosper Portland Executive Director Will Receive $212,992 in Severance
The former executive director of Prosper Portland who was asked to step down earlier this week by Mayor Keith Wilson, Shea Flaherty Betin, will receive a severance package totaling $212,992—a full year’s salary.
City Council Approves $8.5 Million Settlement for Black Families Displaced From the Albina Neighborhood
Urban renewal policies in the 1960s and 1970s displaced Black families from the Albina neighborhood.
Portland Metro Chamber to City Council: You Don’t Have Authority to Raise Taxes
The Portland Metro Chamber on Thursday morning added pressure to a volatile budget season by sending a research paper it funded to the Portland City Council and Mayor Keith Wilson, claiming that the council does not possess the authority to raise taxes without voter approval.
Director of Prosper Portland Will Step Down at Mayor Wilson’s Request
A text thread obtained by WW shows that top staff at the agency spoke critically about the City Council.
The City Over the Past Decade Doubled Extra Paid Time Off Awarded to “Exceptional” Nonunion Employees
The city of Portland in the past decade doubled the bonus vacation hours it awards to employees not represented by unions, many of them supervisors and managers.
Cracks Appear in Parks Levy Plans
The council is weighing what levy amount to refer to the November ballot.
Doubling Parks Levy Would Be a Difficult Sell to Voters, Memo Says
A poll commissioned by the Portland Parks Foundation, and provided to leaders of Portland Parks and Recreation this week, shows that there is weak support amongst Portlanders for a doubling of the existing Parks Levy, which the parks bureau says it needs in order to avoid massive cuts to the parks system.
Blanchet House Seeks to Open Overnight Women’s Shelter in Slabtown
The social-services nonprofit Blanchet House is set to open a 75-bed overnight women’s shelter at a vacant bike shop in the Slabtown area of Northwest Portland.
Novick Apologizes for Proposing Arts Center Closure
Novick added that he “displayed a spectacular lack of emotional intelligence.”
Teachers’ Union President Rebukes City Councilor for His Police Budget Advocacy
PAT president Angela Bonilla wades into the City Council’s discussion around policing.
Police Bureau Amendments Take Up Third of Council’s Emergency Budget Session
Any proposed alteration to the police bureau’s budget continues to divide the City Council.