A City Council-commissioned report about what type of future venue would best support Broadway shows in Portland has recommended that the Keller Auditorium not be redeveloped, and that Portland State University build a new performing arts center that can host Broadway shows.

The city of Portland is facing a $13.6 million budget deficit in the current fiscal year, a number that is likely to grow as staff better understand lagging tax revenues and overspending by city bureaus.

Meanwhile, the five city councilors represented by Ben Haile applied for legal expense trust funds to record the pro bono work.

Last year, fewer people moved from city shelters to affordable housing than in the year prior, Mayor Keith Wilson told members of the Portland City Council on Thursday.

On the third day of debate, the Portland City Council on Wednesday finally chose its next council president: Councilor Jamie Dunphy.

The result is that when the council resumes deliberations this week, Peacock will have a much stronger case that it can mount an uncompromised response to the right-wing agenda Portlanders most fear.

Around $2.2 million in annual savings would free up a bit of money for Portland Parks & Recreation.

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Thursday evening that his Department of Justice will investigate a U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer shooting two people in outer Southeast Portland.

The couple, a man and a woman, were found by police near Northeast 146th Avenue and Burnside Street, and were transported to local hospitals.

The Portland City Council on Wednesday failed to elect a council president for 2026, after eight hours of at times heated discussion and nine rounds of voting.