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City of Portland set to close Hazelnut Grove homeless community, help residents move to safer housing
Environmental, fire and traffic risks make Hazelnut Grove a dangerous place to live. Residents have the opportunity to move to the new St. Johns Village.
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PBOT Traffic Advisory: West Burnside remains closed until Tuesday evening commute as city, utility crews work through holiday weekend to clear landslide debris
PBOT crews have removed more than 400 cubic yards of debris in 34 dump truck loads
Pedestrian bridge, trail remain closed pending further inspections
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IN THE NEWS: Portland commissioners Carmen Rubio, Mingus Mapps
Portland's two newest city commissioners, Mingus Mapps and Carmen Rubio, were sworn into office on Jan. 1 with big plans to move the city ahead in 2021.
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Cryptosporidium Monitoring Update
Detections from routine monitoring in the Bull Run. Customers do not need to take any additional precautions at this time.
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Updated Policies on Permit Extensions, Abandonment and Expiration, and Reactivation Requests and New Online Requests
The program guide for policies on when permits may be extended, when they are abandoned or expire, and when they may be reactivated after expiration has been updated.
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Family-friendly winter explorations from Portland Parks & Recreation
During the winter months, some Portlanders may hunker down and move their lives indoors. But Portland Parks & Recreation’s Environmental Education (EE) team teaches outdoors, year-round, and we can tell you - children have a blast on even the coldest and rainiest days!
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Multnomah County rescinds local eviction moratorium
On January 14, 2021, Multnomah County rescinded Ordinance 1287 which provided additional COVID-19 eviction protections to Multnomah County and City of Portland renters.
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Traffic Advisory: West Burnside to remain CLOSED through the weekend after landslide damages power lines, sends large trees and hundreds of yards of debris onto roadway
Updated Traffic Advisory
CSO Advisory: Heavy rains lead to combined sewer overflow (CSO) to the Willamette River
A combined sewer overflow to the Willamette River began about 9:45 p.m. January 12 and ended about six hours later. Avoid contact with the river through Friday, January 15 due to increased bacteria levels.
Updated Press release
News Release: City of Portland, Multnomah County join forces on COVID-19 safety public education campaign for Black, Latinx communities
Portlanders are encouraged to be COVID Safe, Portland Strong in new campaign
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Make Your First Day Hike Local!
Start off the new year with a stay-local First Day Hike tree walk that you can share with neighbors. Keep exploring the trees of our City in a different way; learn a new approach to tree identification through their buds, bark, and branching.
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Portland Street Response Begins Training its First Team in Pilot
Portland Street Response (PSR), the innovative non-police response created to assist people experiencing houselessness or a behavioral/mental health crisis, kicked off its first day with its pilot team on Monday, January 11.
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The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund team is growing
PCEF team adds new members to implement historic community-led climate initiative.
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Free training sessions for Landlords on Portland Landlord-Tenant Law
New trainings added for January to May 2021. Register to attend a virtual training session.
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Permanent Administrative Rules for Portland Application and Screening and Portland Security Deposit Policies (“FAIR” Ordinances)
Authorized under Portland City Code Title 30.01.086 and 30.01.087
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Job Opening - Community Justice Organizer for Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty
Commissioner Hardesty is hiring a Community Justice Organizer to join her close-knit team at Portland City Hall. Applications are due by Friday, January 22nd by 5pm.
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