KOIN 6 Investigates: House abandoned by pot entrepreneurs The house has “gone exponentially downhill” since its sale in 2020, said next door neighbor Jacob Adams. “It makes you want to move out of the city.”
Survey: Portland restaurant owners don’t feel supported … 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.
Portland activist talks charter reform, policing, … Candace Avalos is one of the most engaged citizen advocates in Portland, having served on the Charter Review Commission that changed city government and chaired the Citizen’s Review Committee.
Progress report: Portland commissioners in midst … With one month until the end of those 90 days on May 3, KOIN 6 News wants to know where commissioners stand in meeting those goals.
City of Portland OKs $75K lawsuit settlement with … The Portland City Council has agreed to pay a man $75,000 for the alleged financial, physical and emotional damages that he suffered during a recorded clash with Portland Police and a Multnomah County Sheriff’s Deputy during a George Floyd protest in Downtown Portland on July 4, 2020.
Downtown’s new office-to-housing conversion may include … As the City of Portland tackles its lack of housing and growing vacancies in downtown office buildings, the city passed two ordinances this week to incentivize converting commercial office space into residences.
Nike proposes Portland partnership for employee safety This action by Nike comes as some Portland shops are hiring private security and others are leaving the city altogether because they say Portland isn’t safe anymore.
PBOT: Traffic fatalities remain historically high The deaths remained high despite increased spending on traffic safety improvements funded by the city’s 10 cent a gallon gas tax.
‘Optimistic’: MultCo Chair Pederson shares homelessness … 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.
Oregon Senate passes $200M bill to address homelessness, … Oregon lawmakers are holding a press briefing 9:30 a.m. Wednesday after the Senate passed two bipartisan bills addressing the state’s homelessness and affordable housing crises.