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Departing City Administrator Mike Jordan Wants Portland to Figure It Out
Portland’s outgoing city administrator offers departing thoughts, warnings and advice.
Reporting Showed Cracks in the Legacy-OHSU Merger Before It Crumbled
Just two weeks after this cover story, the two hospital giants announced that the yearslong attempt to broker a deal was off.
Records Raise More Questions About Old Town Shoe Startup
Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.
Old Town Shoe Incubator Fails to Meet Prosper Portland’s Loan Terms
The ambitious Old Town shoe manufacturing campus that secured a risky $7 million loan from Prosper Portland earlier this year has failed to meet the city’s loan requirements.
Jessica Vega Pederson Won’t Run for Reelection as Multnomah County Chair
Vega Pederson had a tumultuous first—and last—term.
City Council Staff Seeks to Unionize
A group of staffers working for Portland City Council offices are seeking to unionize.
Law Firm That Regularly Sues the City Over Police Misconduct Is Representing Peacock Councilors
A law firm that regularly sues the city on behalf of protestors and victims of police misconduct is now representing five of the Portland City Councilors that belong to the council’s progressive caucus.
State Ethics Commission Votes to Investigate Peacock Caucus Meeting
The Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Friday voted unanimously to investigate a private meeting held by the six members of Portland City Council’s progressive caucus, called Peacock, in August.
Legal Challenge Filed Against Ballot Initiative Aimed at Rerouting Climate Tax Dollars to Police
A group of people representing local nonprofits have filed a legal challenge to a ballot initiative that aims to reroute money from the Portland Clean Energy Fund tax to hiring 400 additional police officers.
City Council Hires Raymond Lee as Next City Administrator
The Portland City Council on Wednesday unanimously voted to appoint Raymond Lee as the city’s first long-term city administrator, the most powerful bureaucratic position in the city.