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Elected city commissioner in 2022, Gonzalez now wants to be mayor when Portland's city government gets an overhaul next year.

"911 is a barometer for the condition of a community," BOEC's Bob Cozzie told KOIN 6 News. "And the condition of our community has been really struggling lately."

Brandy Westerman knows she can’t solve Portland’s homelessness crisis, but she’s determined to at least try to fix it. In September, she was named the new Emergency Humanitarian Operations director for Portland. Westerman now oversees the city’s seven Safe Rest Villages and the Temporary Alternative Shelter Site (TASS) in Southeast Portland. Together, the pod-style outdoor shelter sites offer nearly 490 beds to those who don’t have stable housing. With another TASS ...

Portland Music Month has come and gone, but there's actually one more music event left on the slate—and it's a real blowout. January's ice storm caused the cancellation of several PMM shows, including the two out of three nights of Portland's Folk Festival at McMenamins Crystal Ballroom. In what can only be described as a February Fakeout miracle, the fest's organizers Scott Gilmore and Sarah Vitort have rescheduled almost everyone from the canceled nights for...

This year, much of the most impactful policy decisions to come out of city hall centered around homelessness and the conditions on Portland’s streets. The city opened more shelters, while approving rigid measures to limit homeless camping. City leaders also floated a new tax incentive for businesses downtown, which centers on mandating workers to return to those downtown offices, at least half time. As the city prepares for a new governing system come 2025, moves...

Hundreds of people lined up outside the Montavilla Community Center in Northeast Portland on Saturday in search of warmth. Inside was a free shopping experience

The city of Portland is considering expanding the Safe Rest Village in Multnomah Village in Southwest Portland.The site only has 30 units, which is smaller than

Portland’s leaders detailed plans Monday, October 30, to get more police on the streets and fewer people sleeping on them. After delaying the rollout of new restrictions on homeless camping, Portland will start enforcing itstime, place, manner ordinance on November 13. During a downtown press briefing at Director Park Monday afternoon, Mayor Ted Wheeler said police will start responding to complaints of campsites in two weeks. The city’s ordinance, approved in June, prohibits homeles...

On Wednesday, Portland City Council reviewed an annual progress report on the city’s Safe Rest Villages.From July 2022 to June 2023, 345 people lived in the vil

The village opened in May and has room for up to 60 homeless people. The city is paying the California-based nonprofit Urban Alchemy to run it.