City commissioner, DA discuss return of Portland … Portland City Councilman and Commissioner of Public Safety Rene Gonzalez said that he will spend the next three months considering ways to reestablish a municipal court in Portland in hopes of prosecuting more misdemeanor crimes, which he said are going mostly unprosecuted by the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office.
City Council sets goals for charter transition, initiates … 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.
City Council approves PPB spending $1.5 million on … The Portland City Council has approved the Portland Police Bureau’s request to spend $1.5 million on a new patrol plane.
‘We need more support:’ Portland business falls victim … 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.
Changes coming to historic affordable-housing project … The Portland City Council approved the transfer of a historically significant property at the intersection of Harvey Milk and 11th Streets to the public corporation Home Forward during its Jan. 18 meeting. The conveyance of the Fairfield Apartments was authorized on the grounds that the affordable-housing provider will restore the property to meet modern living standards for the extremely low-income residents that occupy the building’s 75 permanent supportive-housing units.
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.
Portland police, city council resolve unfair labor … The Portland City Council voted on Jan. 18 to resolve an unfair labor practice lawsuit brought against the City of Portland by the Portland Police Association and the Police Command Officers’ Association in response to the city’s approval for an independent community police oversight board.
City and state officials focus on addiction and mental … In the recent few weeks, there has been a series of disturbing cases involving suspects with mental health issues.
Wheeler regroups commissioners’ bureau roles ahead … On Jan. 3, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced the newly arranged and redistributed bureau roles assigned to city commissioners ahead of the City of Portland’s voter-approved transition to a vastly new district-style of government.
Vega Pederson, Gonzalez take office in county, city Commissioner Jessica Vega Pederson replaced Chair Deborah Kafoury on Jan. 1. Businessman and lawyer Rene Gonzalez joined the City Council on Jan. 1.
