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Local businesses, fed up with break-ins, vandalism and safety issues in the Central Eastside are bringing their concerns to mayor Ted Wheeler.

In conversations with these developers and with Mayor Ted Wheeler, one thing is clear: The time to act is now — and there are things that are moving forward.

A group of people gathered in Dawson Park early Saturday evening in a continuation of the protest that saw hundreds march through the streets of Portland over the death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis.

Mayor Ted Wheeler plus the Portland City Council, PPB Chief Chuck Lovell, NAACP Portland President James Posey and former State Senator Margaret Carter will denounce the events leading to Nichols’ death.

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.

Leaders across Oregon are expressing their condolences after Walter Cole, the performer behind one of Portland’s most beloved figures Darcelle, died on Thursday.

After years of delays, Portland Police will finally get body cameras after the city and the police union reached an agreement approved by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Portland’s Pearl District residents and business owners are continuing to push back against a Safe Rest Village planned for Northwest Naito Parkway.

Another small business is out thousands of dollars after thieves targeted a food cart twice within a few days and multiple times in the last couple months.

State and city leaders say it’s the biggest crisis facing Oregon, and lawmakers are attempting to solve it by using local tax dollars.