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Commissioner Ryan said he thinks the combination of Safe Rest Villages and the new larger sanctioned campsites will have a big impact on the city's struggles.

Arts and music are a vital part of our community, an economic driver and crucial for the recovery of downtown Portland - and for decades the Regional Arts and Culture Council has been a part of that ecosystem supporting arts and cultural services. However, the city’s relationship with RACC has deteriorated due to a lack of transparency and responsiveness. The city must move forward with a better system.

Four years ago, the city of Fort Worth was hit with backlash after allowing Metroplex Atheists, a North Texas nonprofit, to promote an event with signs on

Fort Worth has a history of being less than welcoming to atheists. Four years ago, Metroplex Atheists gained tacit city approval to hang banners reading “In No God We Trust” to promote an event for the nonprofit that represents atheists, agnostics, and freethinkers. Then-mayor Betsy Price publicly distanced herself

Portlanders are reeling over a spate of traffic deaths (again), and there's no clear plan or leader to turn the tide.

Amid a homeless crisis and affordable housing shortage, the site of a future affordable housing building in downtown Portland is being celebrated as the latest example of a “housing-first” approach. The Fairfield Apartments at Southwest Harvey Milk Street and 11th Avenue is currently being gutted for renovation and construction, but by early 2025, developers expect the site will be home to nearly 75 people moving out of homelessness. The building dates back to 1911. Leaders...

The Biden administration this week updated its guidance on prayer and other religious expression in public schools, warning school employees not to encourage or endorse such activity. "Teachers, school administrators, and other school employees may not encourage or discourage private prayer or other religious activity," the Education Department writes in its new guidance, which adds

The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.

The Biden administration updated its guidance on prayer and other religious expression in public schools, warning school employees not to encourage or endorse such activity.

The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.