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Applications for the first round of PCEF grants opening soon! Translations available upon request.

News article September 14, 2020 3:06 pm

Interested organizations can request translation of Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund grant application and other materials not already translated.

More Relief Arriving For Small Businesses

News article September 14, 2020 2:09 pm

Applications Open for $15 Million Small Business Relief Fund

Garbage Service Postponed Due To Hazardous Air Quality - 9/14/2020

News article September 13, 2020 6:00 pm

If Monday is your regular pickup day, leave your carts out and they will be picked up as soon as it is safe to do so.

Portland City Council votes to accept Portland Street Response Implementation Plan

Press release Updated September 12, 2020 11:24 am

Blurred image of a woman's face with facial markers used in facial recognition technology.

Commissioner Eudaly's Closing Statement on the Facial Recognition Ban

Blog post September 11, 2020 10:54 am

Mayor Wheeler Issues a City of Portland Fire Emergency Order

Press release September 10, 2020 5:58 pm

State of Emergency remains in effect until Thursday, Sept. 24 at noon

100 Days. 100 Nights.

News article Updated September 10, 2020 5:35 pm

September 2020 – Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) Updates

News article September 10, 2020 4:40 pm

A monthly snapshot of land use planning work going on in your neighborhoods. Please visit the specific project website and contact project staff with any questions.

Joint Statement From Mayor Wheeler and Commissioner Hardesty on Fire Guidance for Portlanders

News article September 10, 2020 4:33 pm

Message to Portlanders during 2020 wildfires

News article September 10, 2020 4:14 pm

NW Couch Street Offramp Overnight Closure

News article September 10, 2020 2:28 pm

The NW Couch Street offramp of I-405 will be closed from 9pm on September 10 to 1 am on Friday, September 11th for tree removal.

Two workers in reflective collect samples from storm drain from which rack has been removed.

Environmental Services Releases Results of CS Gas Residue Sampling in City Stormwater Pipes; $20,000 Penalty to Feds

Press release September 10, 2020 2:15 pm

Environmental Services found elevated levels of several contaminants in stormwater and sediment samples taken earlier this summer around the Multnomah County Justice Center and Mark O. Hatfield Federal Courthouse in downtown Portland, the epicenter of weeks of nightly protests.

Project Manager Selected for 2020 Charter Commission

News article September 10, 2020 2:00 pm

Julia Meier, former executive director of City Club and Coalition of Communities of Color, selected as project manager for Portland Charter Commission

Homeowner Financial Assistance

Updated September 10, 2020 1:00 pm

This program will provide financial assistance to at least 230 homeowners to prevent involuntary displacement due to impacts of COVID-19.

Mayor Wheeler Directive On the Use of CS Gas

Press release September 10, 2020 10:19 am

City Council approves ordinances banning use of facial recognition technologies by City of Portland bureaus and by private entities in public spaces

Press release September 9, 2020 7:25 pm

Model legislation prioritizes racial equity and data privacy, serves public need and builds trust for stewardship of public data.

City Council Approves Ordinances Banning Use of Facial Recognition Technologies by City of Portland Bureaus and By Private Entities in Public Spaces

News article September 9, 2020 6:19 pm

Model legislation prioritizes racial equity and data privacy, serves public need and builds trust for stewardship of public data

News Release: PBOT and Lyft launch BIKETOWN e-bike fleet and East Portland expansion today

News article September 9, 2020 11:49 am

BIKETOWN, sponsored by NIKE, Inc., becomes Lyft’s first bikeshare system in the nation to go all-electric

Planning and Sustainability Commission seeks candidates for upcoming openings; youth and BIPOC community members encouraged to apply

News article September 9, 2020 10:10 am

Seeking passionate Portlanders to serve on advisory body responsible for the stewardship, development, and maintenance of the City's Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Code, with an emphasis on integrating carbon reductions and climate action into land use and transportation decisions.

Woman sitting at counter working on open laptop

More Than 500 Small Businesses to Receive Sewer/Stormwater/Water Support from the City of Portland Utilities

News article September 8, 2020 3:45 pm

More than 500 small businesses received credits through the Small Business Program for Utility Relief (SPUR), from the City of Portland’s utility bureaus, Water and Environmental Services. To develop the program utility bureaus partnered with Prosper Portland, the city’s economic development agency.