The proposal died, though only after it kicked up a public fight between Councilor Angelita Morillo and Mayor Keith Wilson, who exchanged allegations the other was misleading the public about the consequences of the cut.

Understanding the background of the allegation against her isn’t possible without examining the tension between the two factions that have arisen in local government.

A citizen ballot initiative backed by the Portland Police Association will seek to reroute 25% of revenues from the Portland Clean Energy Fund tax to fund the hiring of 400 additional police officers.

Eli Arnold, a Portland police officer who ran unsuccessfully for the Portland City Council in 2024, will try again next year to win the same seat.

The city says Portland police officers arrested 39 people on outstanding arrest warrants while in the process of enforcing the city’s camping ban in the first five days of November.

The Wednesday meeting of the Portland City Council this week was abruptly cancelled late Tuesday night.

The Tuesday arrest comes only after the blaze caused multiple councilors last week to question the integrity of the investigation and police’s early determination that the fire did not appear to be a targeted act.

In a signal that Portland voters still have some appetite for tax increases to fund core city services, the Parks Levy appears to be well on its way to passage.

A homeless man with a long criminal record has been arrested in connection to the fire that damaged City Councilor Candace Avalos’ East Portland home.

“I love our parks, but this levy asks Portlanders to pay for inefficiencies the bureau hasn’t fixed.”