City

Three of the six incumbents seeking reelection to the Portland City Council this November have each logged more than 1,600 campaign contributions through the city’s elections program.

The Portland City Council this week unanimously approved a resolution that directs the city to begin negotiations with Albina Vision Trust for the development of city-owned property next to the Moda Center.

A federal judge on Thursday effectively eliminated any remaining chance that an initiative seeking to hire more police officers with Portland’s climate tax dollars could appear on the November ballot.

Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane submitted an amendment that suggests the council hopes to go further.

The only ballot measure Portlanders will decide this November is facing organized opposition, and it’s coming from the city’s top elected official and some of the region’s most powerful labor unions.

The passes also suggest the mayor’s office is looking for new opportunities to chip away at two stubborn realities: remote work and low transit ridership.

The building in the Pearl District that currently houses one of Mayor Keith Wilson’s overnight shelters is facing foreclosure.

A 19-page report by a staff investigator provides new details about the former Home Forward CEO’s extraneous travel.

The deputy city administrator of public works, Priya Dhanapal, is leaving her position at the city of Portland.

Metro President Juan Carlos González has hired Shea Flaherty Betin, former executive director of Prosper Portland, to serve as his chief of staff.

The plaintiffs are asking a federal judge to order a new, independent review of all gathered signatures.

The Oregon Government Ethics Commission on Aug. 14 voted unanimously to proceed with an investigation into the travel spending of former Home Forward CEO Ivory Mathews, who resigned in June.