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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 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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View MoreCity staff aided Urban Alchemy PR amid 156 complaints
Public records show Portland city staff coordinated for months with Urban Alchemy's PR firm to manage the nonprofit's image while at least 156 misconduct complaints accumulated at its city-funded homeless shelters, with Mayor Wilson's deputy chief of staff directly involved in the messaging effort.
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View MorePortland demands Union Pacific halt chlorine shipments near Centennial Mills
City Administrator Raymond C. Lee III sent a formal demand to Union Pacific on Aug. 11 to halt all hazardous-material rail cars through the Centennial Mills collapse zone after discovering 13 chlorine-carrying cars moved through the Pearl District corridor despite prior assurances.
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View MoreRoundtable sets 4 metrics for downtown Portland recovery
Mayor Keith Wilson's Central City Roundtable adopted four key performance indicators to measure downtown Portland's comeback through 2030, while reporting strong summer economic activity including $3.5 million in projected impact from the PDX Live concert series and nearly 25,000 attendees at the Waterfront Blues Festival.
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View MorePortland council weighs $160M in venue spending with PSU
The City Life Committee votes Tuesday, Aug. 11 on Mayor Wilson's resolution supporting a $449 million PSU performing arts center that includes a $44 million city commitment, one day before the full council takes up the $573 million Moda Center renovation term sheet.
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View MorePolice-hiring ballot measure officially fails, backers vow lawsuit
Portland's Elections Division officially ruled that the police-hiring ballot measure fell 6,307 signatures short of qualifying for the November ballot, with only 61% of submitted signatures valid; backers immediately pledged to sue.
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View MorePortland residents file first 2028 ballot measure to put liquor in grocery stores
Two Portland residents have filed the first 2028 ballot initiative to receive a draft title from the Oregon Attorney General, a measure that would let grocery stores sell distilled spirits and dismantle the state's liquor monopoly.
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View MoreN/NE Portland housing strategy shifts to new funding districts as Interstate Corridor TIF winds down
The Portland Housing Bureau's $135 million N/NE Neighborhood Housing Strategy is transitioning to new TIF districts including Cully as the Interstate Corridor funding approaches expiration, while the Portland Housing Center rebrands as "Arrive!" after 35 years.
Local Government
View MoreFlavored tobacco bans head toward enforcement in Portland-area counties
After the Oregon Supreme Court cleared the last legal challenge, Multnomah and Washington counties are planning fall retailer training sessions ahead of enforcing bans on flavored tobacco and nicotine products, while an industry trade group warns the restrictions could be existential for some shops.
Local Government
View MorePortland council faces $120 million Moda Center vote with no identified funding source
Portland City Council faces a mid-August vote committing $120 million in public money to Moda Center renovations, but the funding source for the city's share has not been identified, according to an OPB report published July 13.
Local Government
View MorePCC board to vote on policy formalizing financial emergency powers
Portland Community College's board votes Thursday, July 16, on a new Financial Shortfall Declaration Policy that would authorize program cuts and staffing reductions during budget crises, while also swearing in student trustee Afia Mboup and electing 2026-27 leadership.
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View MoreKeller Auditorium backers drop $250 million rebuild, pitch modest upgrades instead
Keller Auditorium supporters have abandoned a $250 million rebuild plan in favor of a $10–15 million upgrade pitch as Portland City Council prepares to vote in August on a rival $332–449 million performing arts complex at Portland State University.
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