The city’s economic development agency is seeking renters to fill two buildings in the Old Town neighborhood that the agency repossessed after a failed shoe manufacturing project defaulted on its city loan.

The investigation comes on the heels of a review from Multnomah County that found the nonprofit misspent $3.6 million in taxpayer dollars.

Two dueling proposals to restore some of the public safety and jobs cuts baked into in the recently-passed 2026-27 city budget have emerged from the Portland City Council.

As Dundon spoke on Wednesday afternoon, the Portland City Council across the Willamette River held a work session on the Moda Center’s future.

Mayor Keith Wilson on Tuesday, ahead of an appearance by new Trail Blazers owner Tom Dundon at a business summit on Wednesday at the Moda Center, implored the Portland City Council in a public letter to fund its share of of the arena’s renovation.

The chief of staff to the regional government Metro, longtime political operator Kristin Dennis, is set to work for the Portland City Council President Jamie Dunphy this summer as a special advisor as the council navigates a high-stakes decision on whether or not to help fund a renovation of the Moda Center.

A home-sharing pilot program Mayor Keith Wilson launched in conjunction with the Portland Housing Bureau earlier this year is off to a dismally slow start.

Multnomah County’s report is damning—both for Sunstone Way and the county officials that let it happen.

But even though the budget passed last night, five councilors on Thursday morning announced they plan to bring an ordinance to council that attempts to reverse some of the cuts to parks, fire, police and personnel.

In some cases, the receipts offer a window into the priorities and political affiliations of each councilor, particularly those who traveled more frequently.