Why should popular, valuable Portland initiatives wither away from a lack of funding when there’s a city treasure trove available to bail them out? That appeared to be the question on Commissioner Carmen Rubio’s mind when she offered Portland Street Response (PSR) a life raft in the form of $3 million from the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) earlier this week. But clean energy fund advocates are hesitant about using money from the.
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Please join us on Monday, January 22nd at 6:30 pm for Prison Pipeline on KBOO Community Radio as we talk with Andres Oswill from the group, Portland for All, about their upcoming PolicyTalk with DA Mike Schmidt, Candace Avalos and Lamar Wise.
The Portland Election Commission will take a vote Wednesday that leaders say will protect the solvency of a popular funding program for candidates in city elect
A plan presented by the governor’s task force which was intended to revitalize downtown is getting mixed reactions, after its members recommended criminalizing public drug use, and relaxing business taxes, among other measures. The meetings have also raised concerns that the public was not allowed to view or comment on the proposals concocted primarily by members of the business community and local politicians. Kotek convened the new Portland Central City Task Force in August, in.