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Upcoming Charter Commission Public Hearings

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Small Grants are now Open!

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Get a Free Yard Tree from Urban Forestry

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SEED Grant now Open!

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Down on the (Urban) Farm

Learn more about one of our 2021 SEED grantees: Zenger Farm

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Hispanic (Latinx) Heritage Month

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Starting Phase II of the Charter Commission

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Are You Ready to Vote?

Check your voter registration!

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Neighborhood Profiles Deadline Extended

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Check out some Welcoming Week Events!

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2022 Portland Neighborhood Profiles

These profiles will sharpen our understanding of the unique changes and issues in Portland neighborhoods.

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Cannabis Empowerment Day

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Oregon’s Cannabis Industry Endures Sales Drop, More Crime, and Braces for More Challenges

Portland’s Council Responds by Approving Additional $500K for First-in-the-Country Cannabis Emergency Relief Fund and Advancing $1.05M in Social Equity & Educational Development Grants

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BIPOC on Bikes Pedalpalooza Event

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Build Your Safety NET

Emergency preparedness training and resources for Portlanders!

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At a firefighter training ground, a firefighter supervises two NET volunteers using fire extinguishers to put out a fire. The volunteers are wearing hi-visibility vests and hard hats.

Inclusionary Housing Program

The Portland Housing Bureau's Inclusionary Housing Program helps provide affordable housing for moderate and low-income households and is inviting public testimony on proposed changes for its Draft Permanent Rules.

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Celebrating the Diversity of Disability

Happy Disability Pride Month!

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Image description: Six disabled people of color smile and pose in front of a concrete wall. Five people stand in the back, with the Black woman in the center holding up a chalkboard sign reading "disabled and here." A South Asian person in a wheelchair sits in front. From Disabled and Here Project. End description.

Portland's First Cannabis Empowerment Day

Save the date for Cannabis Empowerment Day!

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Where We Belong: Welcoming Week 2022

Save the date for Welcoming Week!

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Join the Paseo Festival

Save the date for the Paseo festival!

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