Play along: How will Charlie Hales divvy up city bureaus?
Dan Saltzman
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Five More Years!
Endorsement: Keep Funding Portland Children’s Levy
Endorsement: Let’s keep funding the Portland Children’s Levy
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The Kindest Cuts
Hales’ Budget Saves Safety Net Programs—by Cutting Police and Fire Bureaus
Mayor Hales saves safety net programs—by cutting money for cops.
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Hall Monitor
Hales and the Board of Directors
Hales opens the windows in city hall, lets in a little fresh air.
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The Incomplete Charlie Hales
It’s Been (Almost) 100 Days! And What Do We Think of Our Mayor? So Far, So Good. But So Far, Not So Much.
It’s been (almost) 100 days since the mayor took office. And what does Portland think? So far, so good… but so far, not so much.
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Hall Monitor
Good for Dan and Amanda.
The sick-leave task force should serve as council’s lawmaking default.
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Hall Monitor
The Cure Is Sometimes Worse
Who will shape the new task force on earned sick time: business or labor?
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And the Survey Says…
We Asked, They Answered: City Hall Staffers Open Up—and Unload!
City hall staffers finally open up—and unload!
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Hall Monitor
This Is the Job Charlie Wanted
A financial crisis casts Hales in the role of tough-talking financial savior.
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Hall Monitor
Rocky Start for Hales’ Transition
The mayor-elect, as he exerts his power, must beware of reaching too far.