Sophie Peel

Sophie Peel

Sophie Peel covers City Hall and neighborhoods.

Portland’s Water Bureau Director Resigns at Request of Mapps, Chides City Leadership on the Way Out

By Sophie Peel

Firefighters’ Union Makes Endorsements in City Council Races

By Sophie Peel and Lin Lin Hutchinson

Water Tiger Spending Reached $60,000, Records Show

By Sophie Peel

An Adult Foster Home Fell Into Disrepair After Its Operator’s Death

By Sophie Peel

Powell Butte Nature Park Feels Like an Escape From the City

By Sophie Peel

Silk Road Is an Extroverted-Leaning Introvert’s Dream Bar

By Sophie Peel

Mayor Selects Rene Gonzalez to Serve on Steering Committee Overseeing Joint Office of Homeless Services

By Sophie Peel

Unveiling of the Ira Keller Fountain Goes Awry When Commissioner Mingus Mapps Cuts His Foot

By Sophie Peel

Half the City of Portland’s Systems Went Down During Global Microsoft CrowdStrike Software Outage

By Sophie Peel

After the Removal of His Treasured Mural, the Mayor’s Chief of Staff Requested a $40,000 Grant for an Ex-Girlfriend’s Niece

By Sophie Peel

Longtime Senate President Peter Courtney Dies at 81

By Sophie Peel

Gonzalez, Rubio Continue to Split Endorsements in Mayoral Race

By Sophie Peel

Loretta Smith Is Running for City Council Seat in East Portland

By Sophie Peel

Blumenauer Says Biden Should Step Down as Democratic Nominee

By Sophie Peel

Metro and Multnomah County Fear City Tax Collectors Aren’t Closely Tracking the Region’s Two Biggest Taxes

By Sophie Peel