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Emergency shelters open overnight

The shelters are open from 8 p.m. until at least noon Wednesday. More information is at Multnomah County's Care for When It's Cold website: Multco.us/Cold. Check on your neighbors. Find city services information.

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Portland is a Sanctuary City

Find sanctuary city resources from the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Program, including free legal services and state resources for reporting hate crimes, bias incidents, discrimination, and violations of Oregon's sanctuary laws.

City Council Meeting

Council Meeting
9:30 am 12:00 pm
Available Online

Council holds regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday and 6:00 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. If there is sufficient business, additional meetings are held the following Wednesday or Thursday at 2:00 p.m.


Public testimony information

  • Verbal testimony registration and written testimony opens for agenda items when the Council agenda is published by 9:00 a.m. on the Friday before the meeting. 
  • Those who wish to testify verbally on an agenda item must sign up in advance on the Council agenda or by calling 311.
    • Registration for virtual testimony closes one hour prior to the Council meeting. 
    • In-person testifiers must sign up before the agenda item is heard.
  • To address Council about a topic not on the agenda, request a public communication spot at a future Council meeting (same-day registration is not available). 

Council Chamber doors open to the public 15 minutes before the meeting starts. Learn more about visiting City Hall to attend a Council meeting. Watch the live broadcast on YouTube below, on the Open Signal website, or on cable TV (Xfinity Channels 30 and 330, CenturyLink Channels 8005 and 8505). 

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