After Portland’s Withdrawal from Joint Terrorism Task Force, Community Groups Push City Hall to Outline Rules of Engagement

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Is Pushing for “Significant Changes” to a Plan to Regulate Tenant Screenings

An effort to combat discrimination in screening tenants is before the city council.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Criticized for a Racist Double Standard in Scolding City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty

“Mayor Wheeler acted out the age-old custom of powerful men making an example of black people who are deemed to have stepped out of line, particularly when white female sensibilities are the perceived victim.”

Portland City Commissioner Amanda Fritz Won’t Seek Reelection

The three-term city commissioner made the announcement via a press release.

Portland City Hall Operations Director Talks About Mimicking Tel Aviv Smart City Technology, Draws Outcry From BDS Protesters

Portland City Hall might implement technology that gives residents individualized push notifications with city updates.

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Adviser Berk Nelson Will Move to Lobbyist Job at Umpqua Bank

Wheeler’s office announced the departure on Friday without disclosing where he was going.

Portland Mayor Says He’s “Very Disappointed” by the Delay in Earthquake-Risk Warnings on Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

“We have three commissioners, it does not include me, they will go out to the community and they will come back to City Council in a year, year and a half. I’m going to hold them to that.”

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.