Business leaders wanted Charlie Hales out of office. There goes their leverage.
Portland Business Alliance
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Cutting Homelessness in Half
Portland’s Got a New Plan to Slash Its Homelessness Crisis—But Is That Even Possible?
Portland’s got a new plan to slash its homelessness crisis—but is that even possible?
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Portland Considers Nation’s Strongest Fossil Fuel Restrictions
Here’s How They’d Work
Portland City Council considers nation’s strongest fossil fuel restrictions.
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Ban the Box, Banned?
Is the city giving up its push to protect ex-cons from unfair discrimination?
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A Lone Driver, At Last?
The street fee debate could look far different with one set of hands on the wheel.
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The Same Old Plan
The PBA’s Re-Hashing an Old Anti-Panhandling Battle Cry—This Time with Stats!
The PBA’s re-hashing an old anti-panhandling battle cry—this time with helpful figures!
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Can’t Sit Here. Or Here.
More no-sit sidewalks are on the way. At least the city’s being thoughtful about it.
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Finally, Zero Visibility
It’s official! Portland wants to eliminate road deaths! Now what?
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For Hales, Earnestness Pays Off
In explaining his JTTF reversal, the mayor zings a rumored re-election rival: Mike Reese.
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Let’s Keep Out of the JTTF
Getting back together with the feds won’t save us from terror attacks.