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City leaders are preparing to approve a $7.1 billion budget for Portland, while at the same time, searching for a way to lower the region’s tax burden.

After her first 100 days in office, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson delivered her first State of the County Address at Franklin High School on Tuesday.

KOIN 6 News learned there are serious questions about whether the city’s law that forces developers to include affordable housing in new projects has backfired.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler revealed his $7.1 billion budget proposal for the 2024 fiscal year on Thursday, with focus on homelessness, public safety and the city’s economic recovery.

The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office announced it’s working together with the Portland Police Bureau on a new plan to bring car and retail thieves to justice.

After police and the county say a woman was mauled by a pit bull on SE Hawthorne St., neighbors in the area are sounding the alarm about vacant buildings in the area, which they say attracts crime and drug use.

A recent survey shows more than 90% of restaurants that responded have dealt with break-ins or vandalism, don’t think the city is heading in the right direction and don’t feel supported by city leadership.

City and county leaders are changing their plans to address the homeless crisis after Gov. Tina Kotek chose to withhold funding from the governments — saying their plan did not have enough detail for how the money would be  used.

Gov. Tina Kotek has pledged to tackle the homeless crisis in Oregon and is willing to spend money to make it happen. But Kotek has decided to hold out handing over millions of dollars to Multnomah and Clackamas counties and to the cities of Portland and Gresham.

After a year-long process spent searching for a new director of the Joint Office of Homeless Services, Multnomah County officials announced Wednesday that they’ve found a candidate to fill the role and lead the county in addressing one of its greatest challenges.