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Council President Dunphy In the News

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Check out recent news articles featuring Council President Dunphy! 


KATU 2, February 11, 2026: Portland City Council approves gender-neutral signs for single-occupancy restrooms


Oregon Live, January 22, 2026: ICE protesters shut down Portland City Council, force meeting to go virtual


KGW News, January 15, 2026: Portland City Council's reluctant new president charts his path forward in 2026: 'I'm ready to face this moment'


Portland Mercury, January 15, 2026: Jamie Dunphy Elected Portland Council President


Oregon Live, January 9, 2026: ‘Straight out of the authoritarian playbook': Oregon leaders react to shooting by Border Patrol in Portland


Oregon Public Broadcasting, January 9, 2026: Shooting by federal officers puts Portland council president vote on hold


KGW News, January 8, 2026: City councilor urges Portlanders to 'use their voices' to peacefully protest


KGW News, January 8, 2026:  After Minneapolis, Portland councilor reacts to Border Patrol shooting


NBC News, January 8, 2026: Portland council member reacts to shooting involving federal agents


Portland Mercury, December 30, 2025: Mercury 2025 Recap: Portland City Council's First Year


Portland Mercury, December 10, 2025: Local Homelessness Prevention Could See $21 Million Funding Bump


KATU 2, December 10, 2025: News of unspent millions in Portland Housing Bureau shocks city councilors and advocates


KOIN, December 9, 2025: Gender-neutral signage could be required outside of Portland's single-user restrooms


Oregonian, December 8, 2025: Portland mayor wants to double size of city's small business tax exemption


Portland Mercury, November 19, 2025: Portlanders Gather to Mourn and Demand Action on Day of Remembrance for Traffic Crash Victims - Portland Mercury


Willamette Week, November 19, 2025: Slump in Luxury Apartment Starts Could Hurt Cheaper Digs, Too


Portland Press Herald, November 17, 2025: What will Portland do about Live Nation's proposed venue downtown?


Bike Portland, November 13, 2025: Councilor Jamie Dunphy speaks out on traffic deaths and unsafe roads in East Portland


KATU, November 11, 2025: City leaders pledge action as Portland businesses face high costs, complex regulations


Street Roots, October 1, 2025: Jamie Dunphy envisions social housing tower to replace closed Gateway Fred Meyer


Oregon Business, October 1, 2025: In Conversation: Jamie Dunphy, Portland City Councilor, District 1


KGW8, September 30, 2025: Portland city councilor, former Trump supporter check out 'nonviolent' protesters at ICE facility


Fox12, September 25, 2025: Portland City Council votes to pause some permit requirements for home remodeling


Oregonian, September 24, 2025: Portland city councilors ease home, business renovation rules through 2029


KOIN, September 24, 2025: Portland councilors present insights from Vienna social housing junket


KGW8, Sep 18, 2025: Portland city councilor describes lessons from social housing trip to Vienna


Willamette Week, September 4, 2025: City Council Ordinance Would Waive Tree Planting Requirements for Certain Internal Projects


Willamette Week, August 28, 2025: Prosper Portland Poured $88 Million Into the Gateway Neighborhood. It’s Gotten Worse.


Canby First, August 28, 2025: Prosper Portland Spent $88 Million on Gateway. The Neighborhood Is Worse Off.


OPB, August 27, 2025: How East Portland’s new councilors are reaching their constituents


Oregon Arts Watch, August 22, 2025: Portland’s for-profit music scene: A spur for economic recovery?


KXTG-AM, August 14, 2025: Portland City Council Moving Toward Big Changes


KOIN-TV Online, August 12, 2025: Portland councilors in talks to boost city’s ‘often-overlooked’ music economy


Portland Mercury, August 12, 2025: The Lawsuit that Broke the Council’s Back


Willamette Week, August 8, 2025: Councilors Approve $3.75 Million Settlement in Case of Man Fatally Shot by Police Officer


Oregonian, August 8, 2025: Portland councilors grill police chief while approving $3.75M settlement in fatal shooting of unarmed man


KOIN, August 7, 2025: ‘Tired of piecemeal solutions’: Portland City Council adopts unified housing strategy


KGW8, August 7, 2025: Council approves Portland's largest-ever legal settlement with an individual over 2022 police shooting death


City of Portland, August 7, 2025: Avalos, Dunphy Resolution to Create a Comprehensive, Unified Housing Strategy Passes City Council


City of Portland, August 7, 2025: Project updates from the Code Alignment Project team


MSN, July 8, 2025: Portland’s noise ordinance reform gives boost to local music scene


Hoodline, July 8, 2025: Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Noise Ordinance Reform during Peak Music Season


KPTV, July 8, 2025: Portland’s noise ordinance reform gives boost to local music scene


KOIN, June 26, 2025: ‘Common sense adjustment’: Portland leaders unanimously approve noise code impacting musicians


Portland Business Journal, June 9, 2025: Plans for Live Nation venue move forward following Land Use appeals decision


Rose City Reform, June 2, 2025: The New Kids on the Bloc


The Oregonian, May 23, 2025:  Portland City Council diverts new police dollars to parks during marathon budget meeting


Willamette Week, May 22, 2025: Portland City Council Diverts $1.9 Million in New Police Funding to Parks


The Oregonian, May 22, 2025: Prosper Portland avoids budget cut but faces scrutiny over independence


Willamette Week, May 21, 2025: Prosper Portland Dodges a Big Cut for Now, but Council Takes Aim at Lack of Agency Oversight


Portland Business Journal, May 21, 2025: Portland City council to debate Prosper Portland defunding with opposing sides poised for showdown


The Oregonian, May 20, 2025: Portland’s heated budget battle turns into economic development power play


OPB, May 20, 2025: Here’s how Portland councilors want to tweak Mayor Wilson’s budget


OPB, May 19, 2025: The Evergreen Portland Makes Cool Audio Gear


Portland Business Journal, May 19, 2025: Prosper Portland future uncertain with proposed budget cuts


The Oregonian, May 17, 2025: Prosper Portland head slams councilors’ proposal to ‘decimate’ program funding


City Cast, May 15, 2025: Portland's Full of Empty Buildings. Could a Vacancy Tax Help?


Hoodline, May 15, 2025: Portland Councilors Propose Bold Budget Amendment to Redirect $11M from Prosper Portland Amid Financial Shortfall


KOIN, May 13, 2025: Portland City Council puts departments on hot seat over budget


KATU, May 1, 2025: Portland city councilors supportive of plan to speed up housing


East PDX News, April 29: Powellhurst-Gilbert neighbors ‘Greet and Eat’ with District 1 City Councilors


Portland Mercury, April 22,2025: City Council to Overturn Hearings Officer's Approval of PGE Forest Park Plan


Portland City Cast, April 11, 2025: Rewriting a City Noise Code


Hoodline, April 7, 2025: Portland Councilor Jamie Dunphy Champions Noise Ordinance Reform to Boost Local Music Scene


KATU, April 8, 2025: Portland City Council considers changing noise code to be more objective


KGW8, April 8, 2025: Plans to revise Portland noise control gain unanimous committee support


Fox 12 Oregon, April 7, 2025: Portland music community fights to repeal conflicting noise ordinance


OPB, April 3, 2025: 3 Portland councilors propose PCEF tax hike to backfill city budget


The Oregonian, April 3, 2025: Portland councilors explore climate tax increase to stave off looming cuts to parks, public safety


Willamette Week, April 3, 2025: Dunphy, Morillo and Novick Propose Increasing Retail Climate Tax to Plug City’s Budget Hole


 

Portland Magazine, Spring 2025 Issue: Crib Sheet: A Crash Course in our New City Council


 

Portland Mercury- March 13, 2025: Can Portland Be a Music Capital Again? 


Portland Business Journal- January 24, 2025: 'Music guy' Jamie Dunphy on his Portland City Council agenda


KOIN News- December 1, 2024: City councilor-elect Jamie Dunphy talks the arts, ‘forgotten’ East Portland’s needs


 

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