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The Multnomah County measure to impose a capital gains tax to hire lawyers and provide assistance to people facing eviction was being soundly defeated in early special election returns.

As of 2:20 p.m., Portland Fire & Rescue continued to pour water from ladder trucks into a four-alarm fire at an apartment building on Southwest 14th and Taylor.

Updated: 10 p.m., May 16 In Tuesday’s special district election, Portland voters decided school board races, local tax measures and chose a candidate to fill the remainder of Jessica Vega Pederson’s term on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. In the Multnomah County commissioner race, updated unofficial results show Julia Brim-Edwards hanging on to a big lead, with 59% of votes by 10 p.m. Brim-Edwards, the former Nike executive who now runs a consulting firm,...

Last fall the top prize at the local American Institute of Architects annual Architecture Awards, known as the Honor Award, went to a first-time winner: Linden, Brown.

Tesla still overwhelmingly dominates the Portland-area market.

The Multnomah County measure to impose a capital gains tax to hire lawyers and provide assistance to people facing eviction was crushed at the May 16 special election.

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Multnomah County has only spent a small fraction of the money it recently received to help support renters — even though elected leaders in the region urged voters to defeat

Multnomah County has only spent a small fraction of the money it recently received to help renters avoid eviction — even though elected leaders in the region urged voters to

Julia Brim-Edwards will be the next Multnomah County Commissioner for District 3, following the May 16 election.