A New Advocacy Group Will Advise the Portland City Council On Issues Related to the Local Music Scene

Local music-industry trade association MusicPortland yesterday announced the formation of the MusicPortland Policy Council, a group composed of seven local musicians and music industry figures, who will advocate for “policies to save, support, and strengthen Portland’s music scene,” according to a press release.

Portland Officials Say an Airbnb Rental Hosted Too Many People. Homeowners Say Part of the Problem Was “Racial Animus.”

That argument drew a scathing response from City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.

A Third Candidate Joins the 2020 Portland City Council Race to Replace Commissioner Amanda Fritz

State Officials Reject Portland’s Plan for Taller Buildings in Chinatown

Carmen Rubio Seeks to Be the First Latinx Member of City Council—and Says Now Is the Time

“I want to be the person people feel comfortable coming to.”

Elections Watchdog Seth Woolley Will Run for Portland City Council

Woolley, a Green Party activist and software engineer, will run for Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s seat

Candace Avalos Joins the Contest for Portland City Council

The Portland State University advisor will bid for departing Commissioner Amanda Fritz’s seat.

Should a Public Library Rent Space From a Church That Condemns Being Gay? The City of Salem Says Yes.

Last week, elected officials in Oregon’s capital city approved a two-year lease to house the library in a building owned by Salem Alliance Church, which preaches being gay is a sin.