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Portland approves 5-year, $750 million climate action plan
The Portland Clean Energy Fund’s Climate Investment Plan aims to reduce carbon emissions and ensure residents are better prepared for climate change, with a focus on helping communities of color and low-income residents.
Portland City Council members, other top leaders could see big raises
A draft proposal by the five-person salary commission proposes a pay hike for officials elected to Portland’s new form of government in 2025, which will expand the size of City Council from four to 12 members.

Portland leaders debating end of joint county homeless service agency
The agency that oversees Multnomah County’s homelessness response is at risk of losing key support from one of its founding members: the city of Portland.

Portland City Council passes $7.1 billion budget, despite debate over fee reductions, freezes
The city budget includes a last-minute plan to freeze or reduce planned increases to city utility bills and other fees — a proposal that divided City Council Wednesday.

Portland leaders poised to implement ranked choice voting, despite their own concerns
Portlanders approved the shift to ranked choice voting last year, over concerns from some city leaders. Now those same city officials must make the system real.

Report finds Portland leaders tried to avoid competitive process for truth and reconciliation project
A recent investigation from the city auditor's office found that the process to hire a firm to help oversee the truth and reconciliation commission’s work violated city policy.
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More than 600 city of Portland workers out on strike
Municipal workers who respond to Portland's sewage leaks, clear streets of snow and ice and keep parks clean officially went on strike after nearly a year of negotiations broke down in December over wages.

Mayor Ted Wheeler turned to Sam Adams to fix Portland. But at what cost?
What impact might Sam Adams' abrupt departure from City Hall have on current city priorities?

Portland’s climate justice program could see new beginning
A vote of approval from the Portland City Council on Wednesday could mark a new beginning for the Portland Clean Energy Fund.

Portland lost $1.4M, but city leaders aren’t saying how
A nonprofit did what it had done dozens of times before: submitted what’s known as a “draw request” to the city housing bureau, asking to withdraw some of the money awarded to them — this time for $1,468,775.59. The city did what it does many times every day: paid it. Only this time, the money went somewhere else.