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The Joint Office of Homeless Services, the Portland Arts Tax, gun violence prevention, and climate justice initiatives will all be under the microscope by Portland auditors over the next year. Portland City Auditor Simone Rede’s office released the list of audit topics for the 2023-24 fiscal year, highlighting an effort to evaluate whether the city’s systems and initiatives are working for the public as intended. “In developing this audit schedule, I looked for ways our...

UPDATE: July 13, 5:00 pm Portland City Council will hold a Charter Reform Amendments Referendum Work Session on Tuesday, July 18, from 9:30-11:30 am, to discuss the proposed ballot initiative altering aspects of the voter-approved charter reform measure. Proponents of the original charter reform measure are planning a rally at City Hall at 9:00 am on July 18 to demonstrate their opposition to the changes and tell Council not to interfere with charter reform implementation....

The previous PBOT deputy director should be able to hit the ground running.