Murmurs: Scrapyard Bill Passes, But Advocates Are Unimpressed

In other news: Monday’s tornado was the fifth in city history.

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Email Address Shut Down After Being Flooded With Emails

The mayor’s office says they received so many “spam” emails the mayor’s inbox has crashed.

City Hall Bomb Threat Prompts Brief Evacuation

“We learned that a person called several times expressing that a bomb was going to go off within the building,” said Mayor Ted Wheeler.

Mayor Ted Wheeler Snags a Staffer from Possible Challenger—County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson

County Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson is weighing a run for mayor and has lost a staffer to the incumbent, Mayor Ted Wheeler.

SEIU Local 49 Sues Over Park Avenue West’s Failure to Hire Union Janitorial Workers

Real estate developer Vanessa Sturgeon negotiated a deal with the city to build the Park Avenue West higher in exchange for using union contractors.

Portland Business Alliance Pushes City to Limit the Clean Energy Fund Surcharge

A fight under way in City Hall could determine whether the cost of affordable housing and schools rises.

Readers Respond to a City Hall Plan to Expand a Downtown Parking Lot: “Maybe They Could All E-Scooter in on the Freeways.”

Last week, WW wrote about pushback against a City Hall plan to expand a publicly owned parking lot in Old Town (“Space Exploration,” WW, May 29, 2019). Critics say spending public dollars on increased car parking is bad policy and would undercut the city’s work to reduce carbon emissions.

Why Would Portland Expand an Old Town Public Parking Garage When It’s Trying to Reduce Carbon Emissions?