Jeremiah Hayden
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Local Homelessness Prevention Could See $21 Million Funding Bump
Housing Committee’s “Slow the Inflow” resolution to avert new homelessness heads to full Council
Jeremiah Hayden
Jeremiah Hayden reports on housing, homelessness, and other issues affecting Portlanders. He's lived in Oregon nearly all his life, and in Portland since 2001.
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Good Morning, News: City Afraid of ‘Big PR Problem’ Over Unspent Funds, Attorney Caught Filing Fake Case Law in AI Briefs, Trump/Hegseth Doing More War Crimes (Spotify CEO Votes 👍 With His Dollar)
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Former Housing Director Says She Was Told Not to Disclose Millions in Unspent Funds
A memo Helmi Hisserich sent to city councilors says city administration viewed unspent funds as “a big PR problem.”
This story has been updated to include comments from Deputy City Administrator Donnie Olivera’s office. The former director of the Portland Housing Bureau says she was ousted for trying to advance City Council’s social housing policy and was unfairly blamed for revenue that went unspent prior to her appointment to the bureau’s top position. Helmi […]
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City Council Puts Financial Crackdown On Detention Facilities
Portland City Council approved a new fee to recoup costs associated with detention facilities, both for impacted Portlanders and for the city’s coffers.
Amid increased police overtime costs and complaints about environmental contaminants related to a local immigration processing center, Portland City Council passed a new land use fee December 3, targeting the unique impacts posed by the presence of detention facilities in Portland. The ordinance was spurred by months of federal agents firing munitions, including tear gas, […]
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Mayor Wilson Nominates New City Administrator
Raymond Lee previously managed Greeley, Colorado before leaving recently to ‘pursue new opportunities.’
Mayor Keith Wilson has made his choice for the city’s first long-term city administrator after a year-long nationwide search. Wilson nominated Raymond Lee, who has served as the city manager for Greeley, Colorado since 2021. The news comes two weeks after three finalists arrived in Portland, interviewing with city councilors and other city officials. “As […]
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Oregon Sues Trump’s USDA Over Yanked SNAP Benefits for Refugees
Attorney General Dan Rayfield and 21 states ask district court to reinstate Green Card holders’ eligibility for benefits.
Oregon and New York are leading a new lawsuit alongside 20 other states, arguing the Trump administration violated the law when it attempted to pull food assistance benefits from immigrants with lawful resident status in the United States. A complaint filed in the US District Court of Oregon in Eugene on November 26 said US […]
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Oregon to Feds: Rein in Your Officers or We’ll Prosecute
Top state attorney says his office will investigate federal officers’ criminal conduct during protests and immigration enforcement
Prosecutors in Oregon are warning the US justice department to rein in federal agents who’ve repeatedly used excessive force on protesters, immigrants and even local police. A joint letter from Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and district attorneys from Multnomah, Clackamas and Washington Counties, demands the US Department of Justice “immediately halt unlawful and reckless […]
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Good Morning News: Bikers Ain’t Slipping With These Hot Tips, Portland Housing Expert Splits, and Trump Wants Dem Veterans… Dead? (Cool. Cool, Cool, Cool.)
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Proposed Detention Center Fee Yields Hostile City Council Meeting
Anti-ICE activists say the proposed code change falls short. Supporters say it could help prevent new ICE facilities and recoup ongoing costs.
Portland City Hall faced three competing demonstrations on Wednesday as the City Council considered a rental pricing ordinance and a change to city code that could slow the Trump administration’s local anti-immigration machine. The November 20 Council meeting was disrupted on several occasions and included multiple expulsions. On the agenda was the ordinance barring algorithmic […]
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City Narrows Search For Portland’s Next Top Bureaucrat
The city announced three finalists to serve as its next city administrator. Michael Jordan will retire at the end of the year.
Updated at 6:08 pm to include current and advertised salaries. Mayor Keith Wilson announced Monday that the city’s search for its first long term city administrator is down to three finalists, after sifting through nearly 100 applicants. “Portland’s new city administrator will lead on process improvements, helping our organization run better, faster, and leaner,” Wilson […]
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Good Morning, News: State Transpo Referendum, PSU Union Busting, Epstein Associate’s Prison Toilet Paper
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Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Advocates in Zenith Energy Lawsuit
Environmental advocates celebrated the procedural win, saying the Land Use Board of Appeals has a better grasp on complicated land use policy
Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Environmental Advocates in Zenith Energy Lawsuit. Environmental advocates celebrated the procedural win, saying the Land Use Board of Appeals has a better grasp on complicated land use policy.