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Portland leaders approve $5.7B budget, slow Portland Street Response expansion Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 13, 2021 The Portland City Council, from left to right: Mingus Mapps, Carmen Rubio, Ted Wheeler, Jo Ann Hardesty, Dan Ryan. Facebook Share Portland’s elected leaders approved a budget for next year that will pour millions of dollars into citywide cleanup efforts and programs to spur economic recovery but take a more cautious approach in expanding a non-police alternative to some public safety calls. Thursday evening’s vote was unanimous. The City Council is scheduled to take a...

Portlanders praise food cart aid, demand public safety reforms during budget hearing Updated 5:04 PM; Today 5:04 PM Facebook Share Calls for Portland to aid struggling food cart vendors, bolster neighborhood business districts and quicken the pace and scale of non-police alternatives to public safety dominated a hearing on the city’s proposed budget. About 70 residents spoke during the three-hour virtual hearing Wednesday night, marking one of the few opportunities for the public to weigh in on Mayor Ted Wheeler’s proposed $5.7 billion spending plan for next year. The mayor unveiled a b...

Willamette Week The need for strong, independent local journalism is more urgent than ever. Please support the city we love by joining Friends of Willamette Week. The City of Portland Wants Visitors to Come Back Downtown—but It Hasn’t Given a Food Cart Pod Permission to Operate The two dozen food carts—which once anchored the city’s oldest and largest pod on what’s now the construction site of a Ritz-Carlton hotel—have been refugees. CLOSED FOR BUSINESS: Two dozen food cart owners are waiting anxiously for city permits that will allow them to cook again. Updated December 16...