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Multnomah County Commissioner Sharon Meieran wants the county to look into purchasing a 241-room hotel in Northeast Portland for a homeless shelter and supportive housing for Portlanders with mental health issues.

On Monday, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas announced a new initiative to make mental health a top priority in Congress.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A herd of city goats well-known in Portland, Oregon, were temporarily set free Tuesday morning in what appeared to be an act of protest against a planned sweep of a nearby homeless encampment. The fence of the goats’ enclosure in north Portland was cut, allowing them to get out. The Oregonian/OregonLive […]

The Portland City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Feb. 2 that directs the city’s chief administrative officer Michael Jordan to develop a plan for carrying out the drastic changes that Portland voters agreed to make to the city’s charter in November. The resolution also instructs city commissioners to develop 90-day action plans for their respective service districts in order to help these districts prepare for the change in government coming in 2025.

“I felt that a lot of what was happening, and the people that were showing up and carrying the message, was performative,” Raiford said.

For years, 14 acres in northwest Portland sat empty with no clear future for the abandoned buildings.

One focus of the study was voter pessimism.

With the ongoing severe cold and wintry weather, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek declared a state of emergency in Multnomah County.

Bill Schonely was the ever-present narrator of life for generations in Oregon. Fans who came to the Moda Center for the game against the Los Angeles Lakers agreed about the importance The Schonz had in their life.

House of Pipes says the lost revenue and damages from this week’s break-in are still being totaled up, but estimates could be around $100,000 lost.