Sophie Peel

The Portland City Council on Wednesday advanced a $8.5 billion budget that saw substantial cuts made across all bureaus, with the steepest cuts in the fire, police and parks budgets and close to 145 positions axed. Councilors spent two long days debating ... See more

The Portland City Council voted down a controversial budget amendment Tuesday that would have taken $10 million from the new Office of Community Police Accountability to partly restore cuts to the fire and police bureaus in Mayor Keith Wilson’s proposed b... See more

Juan Carlos Gonzalez, a Metro councilor who’s been the clear frontrunner in the race to become the next Metro Council president, appears in a strong position to secure his bid to helm the regional government. Early returns show that Gonzalez so far has se... See more

After Home Forward earlier this month saw its former CEO resign under a swirl of public outcry, the agency’s interim leader is pledging to right the ship. Michael Buonocore will serve as the interim executive director of Home Forward, the city of Portland... See more

Prosper Portland has repossessed two buildings in the Old Town neighborhood that had been purchased by a failed shoe start-up after it secured a $7 million loan from Prosper in 2025. The economic development agency’s board on Wednesday evening voted unani... See more