Portland Office of Community and Civic Life Proposes New Commission to Oversee Cannabis Tax Dollars

At the Portland City Council’s 2020 budget work session May 14, the Office of Community and Civic Life presented a solution: a new five-person committee to oversee who gets cannabis tax revenue and how it is used.

Portland’s Cannabis Taxes Were Mostly Used to Backfill Police Budgets

Deal on Portland’s Withdrawal from the Joint Terrorism Task Force Gives Police Some Leeway to Work With Feds

Mayor Ted Wheeler and City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty have reached a deal on policies related to the JTTF.

Environmental Activist Ken Ward, Famed as a Pipe Turner, and Others Plant Garden on the Zenith Oil Tracks to Halt Trains Through Portland

Group is taking direct action to halt climate change in Portland and around the world.

When the Big One Hits, Hundreds of Portland’s Buildings Could Crumble. Is it Fair to Make Property Owners Prepare?

The story of earthquake preparedness in Portland is a complicated saga of bureaucratic and political failings.

Four Rumors Have Sprouted During Portland’s Earthquake Backlash. What’s the Truth?

As backlash grows against the city toughening its rules for unreinforced masonry buildings, a rumble of rumors can be heard—most of them from disgruntled property owners who think the safety requirements are a conspiracy. WW examined four of those claims.

Portland Leaves the Joint Terrorism Task Force Again, Becoming Second U.S. City to Cut Ties

The move makes Portland the second city to cut ties with an FBI task force, after San Francisco left its JTTF in 2017.

How the Diversity of Portland Compares to That of Its Elected Officials

A new report calling for governmental reforms is already dividing the City Council.