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Commissioner Mapps' recent comments at a town hall meeting require that I set the record straight.

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Free donuts and coffee part of a new campaign to raise awareness of protected bike lanes.

In Portland, Tuesday’s election results illustrated a curious split between local voters. While Portlanders veered away from more progressive candidates on the ballot, they backed nearly every progressive ballot measure in both local and statewide races. To Mingus Mapps, a former political science professor and city employee elected to Portland City Council Tuesday, the results are a sign Portlanders “are interested in a new kind of politics.... politics that embraces our dreams and our best...

Portlanders will soon reap the benefits of a reformed Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) and the estimated $750 million it will have to spend on programs like electric bike incentives and residential clean energy upgrades from now until 2028. Guided by the PCEF Climate Investment Plan (CIP), which received unanimous City Council approval in September, fund leaders say the plan is on track to reduce Portland’s carbon emissions and address climate inequities at...