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Once-in-a-Decade City Charter Review and Listening Sessions

It's time to review and amend the City Charter. The Charter Commission has listening sessions for Portlanders who want to add their voices to the conversation. En español.

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Metro Council Vacancy for District 6

The Metro Council has a vacancy for District 6 and is looking for applicants to fill the position.

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Ring in the New Year with the Noise Program

Civic Life is getting ready to celebrate the New Year by ensuring that businesses have the knowledge and resources to be good neighbors.

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Three large fireworks burst over the Willamette River during a New Year's Eve celebration

Supporting Portland’s Immigrant and Refugee Communities

Immigrants are an important part of Portland. They bring new culture and experiences to our community. They are business owners and essential workers in every type of industry. They are our neighbors, our friends, our family.

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Oregon's Cannabis Industry Could Be More Vulnerable Than Ever

Portland is the first in the country to allocate cannabis tax revenue to relieve the industry's impacts of robberies, COVID-19, and wildfires

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Two employees at a cannabis shop in Portland stand behind their shop counter and take out cannabis from a jar and weigh it on a scale

NEWS RELEASE: Portland Announces $1 Million Available in Grants for Annual Social Equity & Educational Development Initiatives

The City of Portland's SEED Grant Fund builds momentum, and is accepting grant applications for 2022

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Public Input Improves Civic Life's Work

The Bureau Advisory Committee (or BAC) was established to provide independent guidance to Civic Life.

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Cannabis Program's SEED Grant Now Accepting Applications

The City of Portland’s Social Equity & Educational Development (SEED) Initiatives are now accepting applications for 2022.

Image shows 2020 and 2021 SEED Grant Fund recipient, Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center + Rosemary Anderson High School (POIC + RAHS)

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Image shows 2020 and 2021 SEED Grant Fund recipient, Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center + Rosemary Anderson High School (POIC + RAHS) Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Program. The program prepares young adults of color and those from low-income communities for full-time construction apprenticeships and living-wage professional careers in the construction industry.

"Even though we were removed, we are not gone."

November is Native American Heritage Month. A month dedicated to recognize the significant contributions the first Americans made to the establishment and growth of the U.S.

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Artist Bobby Mercier stand in front of his newly installed art piece in the Portland Building

Shop Small PDX

This holiday season, we invite you to shop at local shops throughout the city.

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National Transgender Remembrance Day

Portlanders can participate in Transgender Day of Remembrance by attending and/or organizing a vigil on Nov. 20 to honor transgender people whose lives were lost to anti-transgender violence.

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Portland Cleanup Resources

The Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (BPS) has put together a comprehensive list identifying how Portlanders can report, organize, and remove unwanted trash in our city.

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A group of people wearing green shirts and masks pick up trash in a park and place the trash into blue plastic bags

Request for Proposals

The Interstate Firehouse Cultural Center (IFCC) is a historic community center located at 5340 N. Interstate Avenue, in North Portland’s Overlook neighborhood. It has a indoor performance space which seats nearly 100 people, a rehearsal studio, and art gallery.

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Two Vanport Flood survivors look at a map of Vanport hung in the IFCC

Portland International Raceway Subcommittee

The Portland International Roadway (PIR for short) is in North Portland, adjacent to the Kenton neighborhood. They host events ranging from bicycle races to car shows, drag racing, sports cars, and motorcycle road racing.

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A black and white photo courtesy of the Portland Archives showing a 1976 drag race at Portland International Raceway.

The State of Graffiti

In April, Civic Life's Graffiti Program reported a 300% increase in graffiti work during the height of COVID recovery (and just prior to the release of vaccines and the reopening of businesses). Six months later, we’re pleased to share that the work order requests have stabilized.

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Three people wearing Graffiti Removal Volunteer vests work on removing graffiti on a public wall.

Share Your Thoughts on the City's Budget

​​​​​​​The Budget Monitoring Process (BMP) takes place three times during the fiscal year. The BMP’s goal is to provide City Council with information on revenues and expenditures and allow for urgent and unforeseen changes to the budget.

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Seeking Members for PIR Subcommittee

​​​​​​​The Portland International Raceway (PIR) is a Noise Review Board subcommittee that will explore possible solutions and feasible recommendations to address community concerns related to noise from PIR. Deadline to apply is Friday, October 9.

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Share Food, Storytelling & Community Weaving on Indigenous People's Day

REMEMBERING is a collaborative effort created by and for Portland’s Native Community in observance of Indigenous People’s Day. This program fosters healing through food, storytelling, and a community weaving project.

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Grants Available for East Portland Projects

Calling all East Portland projects! The East Portland Community Office's (EPCO) "Small Grants Reimbursement Program" supports community building activities in East Portland.

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Fresh Fruit for School Backpacks

Civic Life spoke with Arbor Lodge Neighborhood Association member, Ginger Edwards, to talk about their Fresh Fruit for Backpacks program.

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