County

Metro Regional Government Aims to Index Housing Tax to Inflation With New Ordinance

The ordinance is a response to concern among taxpayers that inflation—high in recent years—is pushing middle-income people into income brackets that require paying a tax that was meant to be levied on high-earners only.

By Anthony Effinger

Interim Directors Now Run Much of Multnomah County

Heather Mirasol, director of behavioral health for Multnomah County, says she plans to leave her position this month.

By Anthony Effinger

Clackamas County Commissioners Choose Diana Helm to Fill Seat Vacated by Melissa Fireside

The commission thought abut geography when selecting Diana Helm, the former mayor of Damascus.

By Senya Scott

County Chair Reverses Course on School-Based Mental Health

Chair Jessica Vega Pederson is changing course and on board with preserving the positions she tried to chop.

By Joanna Hou

County Commissioners Seek to Curb Chair’s Power

By Anthony Effinger

An Uncertain Future for the County’s STI Clinic Stirs Outcry

By Andrew Jankowski

County Sends Data Dump on Homeless Services to Governor

By Anthony Effinger

Preschool for All Takes Input From Providers

By Joanna Hou

Reliance on One-Time Funds, Discouraged by Policy, Widened Homeless Budget Gap

By Anthony Effinger

Metro President Flames County Over Homelessness Budget Hole

By Anthony Effinger

Joint Office of Homeless Services Warns of Upcoming Budget Shortfall of $104 Million

By Sophie Peel and Anthony Effinger

Snow and Ice Get the Better of Portland Again

By Aaron Mesh

Multnomah County Library Will End Its School Corps and Books2U Programs This Year

By Joanna Hou

Thursday Looks Like a Good Day for Portlanders to Work From Home

By Aaron Mesh

It’s Cold Nights, Then Ice, on the Valentine’s Menu for Portland

By Aaron Mesh