City Council weighs Parks Levy renewal ahead of July referral deadline

June 23, 2025 11:55 am News article

City Council continues budget deliberations ahead of final vote

June 9, 2025 11:58 am News article

Portland City Council approves $8.5 billion preliminary budget, redirecting $2 million from police to parks

Facing an historic budget shortfall, councilors opt for a no-frills budget for now but save several questions for later. Key decisions Wednesday include redirecting money from police to parks, and increasing rideshare fees and golf fees to fund core services.

Updated May 22, 2025 12:09 am News article

City Council moves into approved budget phase: Key dates ahead

May 6, 2025 1:04 pm News article

Portland City Council Confirms Bob Day as Chief of Police

Chief Bob Day has served the Portland Police Bureau as officer, sergeant, lieutenant, captain, precinct commander, assistant chief, and deputy chief.

February 20, 2025 11:42 am News article

Portland City Councilors urge Providence to bargain in good faith

Thousands of nurses remain on strike at the 8 Providence hospitals. As the elected leaders of the City of Portland, we stand with these healthcare workers when they say they need more support to do their critical jobs.

February 17, 2025 7:57 am News article

Portland City Hall, other City sites closed due to winter weather

February 13, 2025 8:41 am News article

Climate, Resilience, and Land Use Committee Meeting moved online due to inclement weather

Updated February 13, 2025 8:31 am News article

Portland joins sanctuary city lawsuit against Trump administration

The lawsuit, which was filed in California, alleges that recent executive orders and administrative actions illegally harm cities and states with sanctuary policies related to immigration enforcement.

February 7, 2025 11:00 am News article

Council announces policy committee meeting schedule

February 4, 2025 1:01 pm News article

City of Portland previews options to address a growing budget gap

A memo sent to the Portland City Council details the city’s financial challenges and provides a sneak preview of options for cutting costs.

January 17, 2025 8:05 am News article

Portland City Council establishes eight policy committees 

January 16, 2025 11:14 am News article

City to host council work session and listening session on Zenith Energy

Work Session will be held in Council Chambers on January 21 at 9:30 a.m., with listening session to begin at noon.

January 13, 2025 12:54 pm News article

After 2-year transition to new, voter-approved form of government, Portland City Council elects leaders

In one of the final steps to implement the historic voter-approved government transition, new city councilors elected Elana Pirtle-Guiney as president and Tiffany Koyama Lane as vice-president at their first meeting.

January 2, 2025 4:00 pm News article