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New dining options are coming to downtown Portland under a food truck pilot project.

The Portland City Council has agreed to a guaranteed maximum price of $8,265,963 to complete construction on City Hall to accommodate the 12 city council members that will occupy the space in 2025.

Portland is one step closer to transitioning control of city operations from elected politicians to professional managers. Portland City Council approved the city’s human resources department to hire five interim deputy city administrators for a one-year contract, with a built-in six-month severance package. The salary ranges from $204,880 to $307,300 per year for each employee hired, with another $209,000 each in severance costs, assuming all five managers are hired this year and replaced...

The Portland City Council unanimously approved an emergency ordinance Wednesday to increase the number of red-light traffic cameras around the city.

The Portland City Council unanimously agreed to foreclosure six “nuisance” properties known for frequent health and criminal concerns in their communities.

A trucking company CEO who seems to get it.

Why is N Interstate Avenue so dead? Jonathan has a theory

More enforcement and parking rate increases would help PBOT recover about one-third of their budget deficit.

As the city’s Small Donor Elections funding dwindles during a pivotal election year, campaigns face greater pressure to court donors City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez has jumped out to a sizable fundraising advantage over fellow commissioners Mingus Mapps and Carmen Rubio in the race for Portland mayor. The mayoral candidate currently has more than double the funds of his opponents. Gonzalez, who announced his candidacy in December, has already raised around $92,000, —with the vast maj...

Residents can comment on the proposed design before construction begins this summer.