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As County Passes Funding for Moda Center Renovation, City Tussles Over Term Sheet
The Portland City Council on Thursday evening moved toward approving a non-binding term sheet for the Moda Center renovation that would propose the city contribute $120 million for renovation costs in exchange for a lease keeping the Trail Blazers in town for at least 20 years.
City Council Explores How It Might Impose New Conditions on a Firm Seeking to Buy Zenith Terminal
The Portland City Council this week mulled a transfer of the franchise agreement between the city and Zenith Holdings, which controls the largest oil terminal in the state, to a private equity firm seeking to buy Zenith.
City Councilor Mitch Green Violated Burn Ban by Starting Backyard Brush Fire
Just before 8 pm on July 26, a 911 dispatcher received a call concerning a fire in the backyard of a Southwest Portland home. It was the home of Councilor Mitch Green.
In Hearing, Blazers Refuse to Supply Details of Renovation Unless City Surrenders Power to Sue Them
A frosty public meeting between city officials and Trail Blazers executives on Thursday offered little in the way of progress toward a Moda Center renovation deal that would guarantee the team stays in Portland.
Oil Terminal Operator Sues City of Portland for Delaying Transfer of Franchise Agreement
Zenith Terminals LLC today filed a lawsuit alleging the city of Portland has unreasonably delayed approving the transfer of Zenith’s franchise agreement with the city to a purchaser of the terminal.
Initiative to Hire Cops With Climate Dollars Fails First Signature Verification Step
The initiative seeking to reroute 25% of Portland Clean Energy Fund tax revenues to hiring some 400 police officers has failed the first level of signature verification necessary to place it on the November ballot.
Property Owner Says It Will Close Two Downtown Food Cart Pods
Two longtime food cart pods in downtown Portland will close later this year after the development company that operates them says the city’s new regulations around waste disposal are unreasonably onerous.
Secretary of State Read to City Auditor: Tighten Up Your Elections Division
Secretary of State Tobias Read sent a letter to the Portland City Auditor on Tuesday demanding greater rigor, after the backers of a controversial initiative petition leveled a bevy of allegations against the city over its signature-verification process.
As Signatures Are Disqualified, Campaign to Hire More Police Cries Foul
With early numbers indicating that a Portland ballot initiative to hire additional police officers is falling shy of the valid signatures needed to place it on the November ballot, its backers on Monday leveled explosive allegations about political bias during the signature-counting process.
Council Passes Ordinance to Preserve 30 Jobs and Reverse Some Public Safety Cuts Across the City
Mayor Keith Wilson for the first time broke a tie on the council, earning him the derisive title “daddy of the city” from one councilor.