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Audit Update: Bureaus Have Taken Initial Steps to Address Challenges in Maintaining the City’s Sewers, But Have Not Re-evaluated Their Overall Agreement

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 13, 2023

This is a one-year follow-up to our 2021 report Sewer Maintenance

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Portland Parks & Recreation Outdoor Pools Open for Summer on June 21, 2023

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 13, 2023

Play Swims, Free Swim Sessions offered Indoor and Outdoor for First Time Since COVID

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City Council Passes Ordinance Updating City Code, Specifies that Camping on Public Property is Barred from 8am-8pm

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 10, 2023

The amended city code prohibits unsanctioned camping along public rights of way as an ‘objectively reasonable’ standard as allowed under Martin v. Boise and HB 3115

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Portland Commissioner Dan Ryan Directs Completion of Mill Park Playground, Splash Pad, Community Garden

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 9, 2023

Portland Culture & Livability Commissioner Dan Ryan secured City Council approval today for a construction contract with Raimore Construction, LLC for the Mill Park project

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PAC - June 2023 Public Meetings UPDATE

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 9, 2023

The Police Accountability Commission is a group of twenty community members developing a new accountability system for Portland police, including a new oversight board and a new investigatory and disciplinary system

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Columbia Children’s Arboretum Reopening Is a “Dream Realized”

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 9, 2023

Portland Parks & Recreation Project Complete, Community Celebration June 11

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Weekly Street Services report: May 29 - June 4, 2023

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 8, 2023

The Street Services Coordination Center is dedicated to assisting people experiencing homelessness and reducing the impacts of homelessness in Portland

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Reimagining Equitable Services: The Citywide Equitable Engagement Cohort

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 8, 2023

Civic Life partnered with the Centre for Public Impact to create the Citywide Equitable Engagement Cohort and reimagine equitable government structures

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Spreading the PDX Saints Love

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 8, 2023

PDX Saints Love applied for a small grant from Civic Life’s East Portland Community Office to establish a pilot program providing support to folks in East Portland experiencing houselessness, substance use disorders, and resource scarcity

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Proposed Amendments to Portland’s Parking Code to Be Considered by City Council

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 7, 2023

As the State of Oregon continues to pursue climate-friendly land use policies, the City of Portland is amending its Zoning Code to comply with emerging state rules

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PAC - June 2023 Public Meetings

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 7, 2023

The Police Accountability Commission is a group of twenty community members developing a new accountability system for Portland police, including a new oversight board and a new investigatory and disciplinary system

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The Joyce Opens in Downtown Portland to Provide Permanent Supportive Housing for People Exiting Homelessness

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 7, 2023

The Joyce celebrated its grand opening in Downtown Portland yesterday, offering people exiting homelessness a chance to heal, rebuild their lives, and recover from the trauma of living outside

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Follow These Requirements to Submit a Permit Application Under Fees in Effect Before July 1, 2023

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 6, 2023

Fees for building permit applications are proposed to change

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Advisory: Treated Sewage That Was Not Disinfected Enters Willamette River Near Lake Oswego’s Foothills Park

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 6, 2023

A malfunction in the final stage of treatment at a City of Portland wastewater plant led to an overnight discharge of mostly-treated wastewater to the Willamette River near Lake Oswego’s Foothills Park

Call for Proposals: Join the City of Portland in Planning for Interim Activations of O'Bryant Square

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 6, 2023

The City is looking to reactivate the O'Bryant Square public plaza when it reopens, and has issued a Request for Interest

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Blumenauer Statement on Debt Limit Vote

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 5, 2023

On May 31, 2023, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee and Budget Committee, released the following statement on his vote in favor of the bipartisan debt limit negotiation:

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Mayor Wheeler Releases Statement on Use of Gunshot Detection Technology (Gdt) in Portland

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 4, 2023

Upon receiving a recommendation from the Focused Intervention Team Community Oversight Group to implement gunshot detection technology (GDT) as part of the City’s gun violence effort, Mayor Wheeler and Chief Lovell sought to explore a proposal for Council approval to implement a pilot program in Portland

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City Organization Project Leads Design of New Internal Reporting Structure

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 3, 2023

In Portland’s new form of government, the mayor will appoint a city administrator to manage the day-to-day operations of city government

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BPS Celebrates Expansion of Public Trash Can Program in North Portland

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 3, 2023

City leaders, waste haulers, program staff, artists and community members joined community members as they marked the success of a collaborative effort to reduce trash, beautify neighborhoods and build community

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City of Portland Launches Ceasefire Program to Curb Gun Violence

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 2, 2023

On June 1, the City of Portland announced a partnership with the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) to launch and implement a focused deterrence strategy to reduce gun violence called “Portland Ceasefire”