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City Council to consider making Portland Street Response its own branch, equal to police or fire
Right now, Portland Street Response can be reached by calling 911 from anywhere in the city between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. every ...
Portland city councilor threatens PSU project funding over response to pro-Palestinian library takeover
A Portland City Councilor has threatened to withhold potential city funding from Portland State University over its alleged ...
JLL exec on how Portland can attract more businesses
A discussion with a JLL senior managing director and Portland City Council president sparked a discussion on how the city can ...
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The City Council Continues to Spar Over Procedure. What’s It Really About?
The most recent meeting of the Portland City Council dragged on for five hours, and some of the holdup hinged on questions of ...
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City Council to Overturn Hearings Officer's Approval of PGE Forest Park Plan
Portland General Electric’s proposed utility project in Forest Park, which would require removing nearly 400 trees in order ...
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New poll asks Portlanders what services they would prefer to cut from city’s budget amid $93M shortfall
Portlanders in Districts 2 and 3 are at odds with those living in Districts 1 and 4 when it comes to potential priorities for ...
Portland City Councilor joins rally defending free speech at PSU
Portland City Councilor Mitch Green joined students, faculty, and activists at Portland State University (PSU) on April 17.
Portland City Council president debriefs on first 100 days of new government
Elana Pirtle-Guiney leads the 12-member city council, which has to juggle its own growing pains, Portland's biggest ...
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Council-Requested Poll Shows Portlanders Overall Would Prefer Cuts to Police Over Parks and Fire
A poll commissioned by two members of the Portland City Council show that Portlanders would prefer that budget cuts be made ...
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City councilor threatens Portland State University funds over ‘crackdown on pro-Palestinian voices’
Portland City Councilor Mitch Green (District 4) is threatening to cut funding for Portland State University over the ...
Portland City Council tentatively agrees with appeal against PGE plan to cut trees in Forest Park
A city hearings officer approved PGE's proposal to run more transmission lines through Portland's largest natural area, but ...
City Council moves forward with proposal to expand Portland Street Response
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The City Council has voted to move forward with a proposal to expand Portland Street Response. Portland Street Response provides an un-armed alternative to police and EMT’s for ...