Willamette Week

Portland City Council Passes New Tenant Protections Aimed at Helping People With Criminal Histories

By a vote of 3-1, Portland City Council moves forward with screening policies and security deposit protections.

Murmurs: The Movement Center Is Moving

In other news: Mayor Ted Wheeler is willing to vote for restrictions on tenant screenings.

Murmurs: Merkley Unveils Wildfire Plan

In other news: Tenant screening plan might survive court challenge.

Portland Commissioner Chloe Eudaly’s Tenant Screening Plan Might Survive Court Challenge

Portland Mayor Lashes Out During Police Budget Debate, Then Apologizes: “I Don’t Even Recognize Myself Sometimes”

The mayor spars with colleagues, even though he already had the votes to pass his budget.

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

Mayor Ted Wheeler Announces His Budget, With New Approaches to Helping Homeless People

City budget looks unlikely to cause a fight.

Portland City Council Ordinance on Tenant Screening Criteria Delayed Until May

The controversial bill is getting a careful look by City Council. No vote till at least May 23.

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.

City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly Is Latest Official to Question Oregon Department of Transportation Over Highway Project

In a letter, Eudaly, who is the city’s transportation commissioner, tells the Oregon Transportation Commission, which sets transportation policy, that she does not believe ODOT will implement tolling before the project is completed, as required by City Council.

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