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Portland camping ban yields 31% shelter acceptance rate
A Street Roots analysis finds only 31% of people offered shelter during Portland camping ban sweeps have accepted, as the city has cleared more than 6,000 encampments since November 2025 and shelter beds are being cut.
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Portland camping ban yields 31% shelter acceptance rate
A Street Roots analysis finds only 31% of people offered shelter during Portland camping ban sweeps have accepted, as the city has cleared more than 6,000 encampments since November 2025 and shelter beds are being cut.
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View MorePortland festivals face fee squeeze as Wilson rejects full waiver
Emails obtained by Willamette Week show Mayor Keith Wilson rejected a full fee waiver for Portland's Rose Festival and Waterfront Blues Festival, offering a 50% discount for 2026 as both events warn they cannot sustain current costs at Tom McCall Waterfront Park.
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View MoreJade Apartments open 40 affordable units in East Portland
The Jade Apartments, a 40-unit affordable housing development co-built by APANO and Gorman & Co., opened in Powellhurst-Gilbert as the seventh and final Metro Housing Bond project to open in Portland in 2026.
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View More9th Circuit revives PSU student's vaccine-email lawsuit
The 9th Circuit ruled Portland State University may have violated the First Amendment when it suspended Cal Jamison McCollough for a vulgar anti-vaccine email, sending the case back to district court.
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View MoreMultnomah County delays Preschool for All tax hike to 2028
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Aug. 27 to push a scheduled 0.8% Preschool for All income tax increase back one year to Jan. 1, 2028, choosing a shorter delay than the two years their advisory group recommended.
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View MorePortland councilor proposes higher eviction pay for school families
District 3 Councilor Tiffany Koyama Lane submitted an ordinance on Aug. 26 to expand Portland's Mandatory Renter Relocation Assistance program, boosting payments to landlord-evicted renters with school-age children during the school year.
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View MoreSafer Portland hires former Trump DOJ lawyer for ballot lawsuit
The Safer Portland campaign has hired former Trump DOJ attorney Abhishek Kambli to press its federal lawsuit challenging the disqualification of its police-hiring ballot initiative, escalating a local elections dispute with national conservative legal firepower.
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View More16 Portland groups split $1 million in gun violence prevention grants
Portland's Office of Violence Prevention selected 16 community organizations to share $1 million in 2026 Safer Portland grants targeting gun violence prevention in Cully, Hazelwood, Eliot and Powellhurst-Gilbert through youth mentorship, arts and workforce programs.
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View MoreSupreme Court lifts block on Trump mail-ballot order
The U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling allows Trump's executive order directing USPS to screen mail ballots to proceed, threatening Oregon's all-mail voting system weeks before ballots go out; state leaders vow immediate legal action if USPS interferes.
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View MoreComplaints accuse Councilor Green of using city resources for campaign video
Two Goose Hollow residents filed formal complaints with the Portland City Auditor and Oregon Secretary of State alleging District 4 Councilor Mitch Green used city staff and resources to produce a campaign-style Instagram video, then collaborated with political organizations to amplify it before removing evidence of the partnership.
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View MorePortland launches $800K grant to fill vacant storefronts
Mayor Keith Wilson launched an $800,000 Vacant Storefront Grant on Aug. 20, offering Portland small businesses up to $100,000 to cover buildout costs in empty storefronts, with applications accepted first come, first served through Prosper Portland.
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View MorePortland family sues Southwest for $1.2M over PDX racial bias
The DeWeese family filed a $1.2 million racial discrimination lawsuit against Southwest Airlines in Multnomah County Circuit Court, alleging a gate agent at PDX falsely accused them of smuggling a weapon and made racially charged comments during an August 2025 confrontation.
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View MorePortland Planning Commission seeks 5 volunteers for rezoning
Portland is recruiting five volunteer Planning Commission members, including one youth seat, with applications due Sept. 14 as the body prepares to take up inner East Portland rezoning, the 2045 Transportation System Plan and Willamette River environmental planning.
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