Sophie Peel

Sophie Peel

Sophie Peel covers City Hall and neighborhoods.

City to Pay Settlement to Journalists and Legal Observers Hurt by Police

By Sophie Peel

Venture Portland, Which Funds Business Districts for the City, Likely to Get the Ax

By Sophie Peel

Rigid Enforcement of the City’s Tree Code Is a Nightmare for Portlanders

Title 11 has empowered a city program to police the trimming, pruning and planting of trees as if they were illicit activities.

By Sophie Peel

An Effort to Make the Tree Code More Reasonable Died With Commissioner Nick Fish

By Sophie Peel

Fractured Relationships and Strict Rules Reduced Street Tree Planting in Some of the Hottest Parts of the City

By Sophie Peel

Owner of Convenience Store Next to Dawson Park Faces Felony Drug Charges

By Sophie Peel

In Initial Budget, City Administrator Eyes Cuts to Parks, Transportation and Permitting

By Sophie Peel

City and County Feud Behind the Scenes Over Funding for 850 Shelter Beds

By Sophie Peel

City’s Unions to Mayor and City Council: Don’t Cut Represented Labor in Budget

By Sophie Peel

City Councilors Disagree on Proposed Tweaks to Police Oversight Panel

By Sophie Peel

Councilor Kanal’s Proposed Tweaks to Police Accountability Board Inflame Police Union

By Sophie Peel

Joint Office of Homeless Services Warns of Upcoming Budget Shortfall of $104 Million

By Sophie Peel and Anthony Effinger

A $7 Million Loan From Prosper Portland to an Athletic Wear Campus in Old Town Flouts the Agency’s Risk Guidelines

By Sophie Peel

Directors of Portland Utility Bureaus to Retire

By Sophie Peel

“We Will Not Be the Same Bureau,” PBOT Director Warns as Budget Crisis Looms

By Sophie Peel