“Clearly, none of you have ever had an addiction to drugs problem."

Mayor Keith Wilson has chosen Raymond Lee as the next city administrator, Portland’s top bureaucratic post overseeing everyday operations from policing to trash pickup.

“From my perspective, unless rents go up and vacancies go down, this building slump will steepen, and it’s going to be a long time before housing equilibrium is reached.”

Portland Public Schools’ teachers levy collected almost $5 million less than expected this year.

What to see and what to skip.

“I’ve been cutting the clean parts away from the soiled parts. Eighty percent of the box is usually unsoiled.”

Since the 1980s, Metro has operated the city of Portland’s five performing arts centers.

“We come armed with frogs, humor, and empathy. Let us not stop here.”

Backers of the initiative, including Big Pink’s new owner Jeff Swickard, will seek to place it on the November 2026 ballot.

“Portland is struggling. We have major budget challenges that will not be remedied until we can bring businesses back downtown and increase our tax base.”