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It’s the first dedicated pot of money allocated to the controversial concept.

Thirteen will ultimately be chosen by Mayor Ted Wheeler to serve.

It’s at the behest of the mayor’s office and independent venue advocacy group MusicPortland, both parties that are dubious of Live Nation’s proposed concert venue.

The mayor says the $27 million he’s requested would fund one year of operating costs for three of the six campsites.

Hot topics these past few months: the city’s proposed diesel ban, homelessness, and a controversial right-of-way policy.

Because of press questions regarding the ambiguity of transition costs, the city created a document summarizing where its cost estimates came from.

The transit agency spent nearly $30 million to purchase the buses for its new rapid transit route on Division Street.

Earlier this year, WW found that the building’s demise revealed a web of nonprofits, private caretakers, and public bureaucrats who largely waited on each other to step in as things went wrong.

A 1971 law has been leveraged in previous successful lawsuits.

The mayor is getting specific with his asks from the county. The county isn’t getting specific about its commitment—or lack thereof.

Meanwhile, Mayor Ted Wheeler asked his City Council colleagues to pencil $27 million into the fall budget process to kick-start the construction of the 250-capacity campsites.

He says it’s to break down the silos of Portland’s current form of government. So why didn’t he do it sooner?

The two governments that established the office continue to disagree on priorities.

If approved, it would be the Portland transit agency’s first major fare increase in more than a decade.

Gonzalez will take office in January.