Mayor Ted Wheeler Has Received Just One Campaign Donation Since Jan. 2

The slow fundraising raise fresh questions about his campaign for reelection.

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Finds Herself Isolated as Portland City Council Cuts Parks and Preserves Police

The result: Parks got cut and police did not.

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 City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Proposes Wage Freeze to Avoid Most Layoffs at the City Parks Bureau

The proposal highlights her position but does not appear likely to pass at City Hall.

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

U.S. Attorney for Oregon Throws Support Behind Portland Police Gun Violence Reduction Team

Last week, Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty suggested scrapping the Gun Violence Reduction Team and reassigning the 28 officers on the unit to patrol duty

A Ferry for Portland? It’s a Point of Conflict in City Council Budget Season

In November, Mayor Ted Wheeler came out in support of ferry service in Portland; there’s a line in his budget for helping to study the issue; but it will be a point of contention.

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Suggests Disbanding a Portland Police Team

“I think it’s past time for it to happen,” Urban League of Portland president Nkenge Harmon Johnson told Oregon Public Broadcasting on May 3.