City council approves $5 million demolition of O’Bryant … During an April 12 meeting, the Portland City Council officially approved the $5 million demolition of the blighted O’Bryant Square located along Park Ave. between Harvey Milk and Washington Streets in Downtown.
‘Action starts today’: Wheeler announces first homeless … Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, alongside other city leaders, announced the first possible location of a temporary alternative shelter site during a Thursday press conference, as part of his plan to build six mass homeless camps across the city.
Portland voted the nation’s best food truck city … “No trip to Portland is complete without sampling one of the city’s hundreds of food trucks,” Food & Wine magazine said.
Neighbors of future Clinton Triangle call mass camp … Just a week after the City of Portland announced the first possible location of a sanctioned campsite for the homeless, residents nearby had the chance to take their questions straight to Mayor Ted Wheeler on Friday.
Emails: Mayoral aide Sam Adams ‘unprofessional,’ … Emails obtained by KOIN 6 News related to Sam Adams sudden departure from Mayor Ted Wheeler’s office allege a variety of behaviors including sexually charged conversations to accusations Adams threatened, intimidated and bullied his fellow employees.
Report: High tax rates could be driving people out … After the State of the Economy Report was released Tuesday, much of the discussion on its findings was about how Portland has one of the highest income tax rates in the country and whether it’s driving high earners out of the city.
Mother’s Bistro owner, chef named Oregon Small Business … The owner and executive chef of Portland’s iconic Mother’s Bistro & Bar was named the 2023 U.S. Small Business Administration Oregon Small Business Person of the Year.
SE Portland residents want ‘transparency’ on sanctioned … Gavin Bramley lives about 800 feet from a proposed sanctioned campsite between Southeast Gideon and Powell in Portland.
‘There’s more work to do’: Lawmakers approve $100M+ … A bipartisan step in addressing the homeless crisis as lawmakers approve hundreds of millions of dollars in Salem.
City officials back move to rename NW Portland street … Portland city officials seem poised to change the name of NW Davis Street to NW Darcelle XV Street in honor of the legendary drag queen
