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Portland city council approved a $7.1 billion budget last week, following heated debate among city commissioners over Mayor Ted Wheeler’s last-minute push to cut back on proposed fee and utility
Eugene School District 4J votes to demolish the original North Eugene High building despite calls to allow Yujin Gakuen Immersion School to use it
Two ordinances passed by Portland City Council aim to make it easier for developers to make way for housing downtown amid high business vacancy rates.
The City Council passed two ordinance to encourage converting vacant downtown Portland office buildings into housing on Wednesday, March 15. Both attempt to address the high cost of bringing such
Facing a housing crisis and a sluggish downtown economy, Portland City Council is aiming to incentivize developers to convert vacant office buildings into residential apartment complexes by waiving up to $3 million in fees and relaxing seismic requirements. On Wednesday, City Council unanimously passed two of what they say is just the beginning of an array of incentives to revitalize downtown and address the city’s housing shortage. “This is not the solution to our homeless...