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Mayor Announces Formation of Regional Taskforce to Address Collective Impact of Taxes, Rates & Fees

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 22, 2023

Mayor Wheeler has announced the formation of a taskforce to address the collective impact of taxes, rates, and fees on the Portland region

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Enhanced Dashboard Provides Greater Transparency, Predictability for Building Permit Review

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 22, 2023

This updated dashboard highlights the amount of time taken by different City of Portland bureaus’ development review teams in evaluating building permit applications

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Rental Housing Application and Screening: New 2023 Income Requirement Table

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 21, 2023

Updated table for determining minimum income requirements for rental housing applicants under PCC 30.01.086

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City of Portland Opens Search for Next Housing Director

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 21, 2023

As the City of Portland responds to the housing crisis, a national search is under way for a permanent director of the Portland Housing Bureau

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New Garbage Day Reminders: Easy, Convenient, and Free

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 21, 2023

Download the Portland Garbage Day Reminder app, or sign up for email, text, or phone call reminders

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The Independent Salary Commission Seeks Public Comment on Draft Pay Recommendations for Portland’s Future Elected Officials

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 20, 2023

​​​​​​​Research on a living wage and a thriving wage begins a community conversation about who can afford to run for elected office

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

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 20, 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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Reps. Blumenauer, Dunn, Sens. Brown, Rubio Introduce Legislation to Strengthen American Competitiveness, Close Import Loophole

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 19, 2023

Congressmen Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Marco Rubio (R-FL) introduced the Import Security and Fairness Actto stop non-market economies from exploiting the de minimis threshold and require Customs and Border Protection to collect more information on de minimis shipments.

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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 19, 2023

Fees for various services of the Bureau of Development Services will change as of July 1, 2023

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City Selects Replacement Compliance Officer Community Liaison (COCL)

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 19, 2023

Upon learning of Dr. Dennis Rosenbaum's retirement as the Compliance Officer Community Liaison (COCL), the Mayor's team endeavored to create a process by which a replacement COCL could be selected

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Blumenauer Condemns GOP Tax Scam, Big Oil Giveaway

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 18, 2023

Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a senior member of the Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement after his amendment to prevent Republicans’ repeal of critical clean energy provisions failed in the Ways and Means Committee markup:

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Proposals to Update Portland’s Floodplain Regulations Move Forward in Preparation for City Council Consideration in August

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 18, 2023

Community members will have opportunities to provide input on building code (City Title 24) updates in July; City Council hearings on both building code and zoning code at the end of August

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City of Portland Completes Call Allocation Study to Improve Public Safety System

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 18, 2023

In the fall of 2022, the City of Portland’s Community Safety Division started working with Mission Critical Partners (MCP) – a consulting firm specializing in public safety and justice – to perform a public safety provider call allocation and staffing examination

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Advisory: Partially Treated Sewage Enters Willamette River Near Lake Oswego’s Foothills Park Due to Equipment Malfunction During Maintenance

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 17, 2023

An equipment malfunction during scheduled maintenance at a City of Portland wastewater plant led to a discharge of partially treated wastewater to the Willamette River near Lake Oswego’s Foothills Park

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Tree Inventory Project Is Back in 2023

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 17, 2023

The Tree Inventory Project is the City’s effort to map, measure, and identify public trees across Portland

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Western Redcedar Dieback

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 16, 2023

Researchers in Oregon and Washington are sounding the alarm about Western redcedar decline

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Weekly Street Services report: June 5 - 11, 2023

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 16, 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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MP2H Northwest Plan Update

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 15, 2023

Staff are on focused potential land use and transportation changes in the area between NW Vaughn and NW Nicolai, west of Highway 30

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Land Use Environmental Plan Check LU 23-044995 RS

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 15, 2023

The City has received a building permit application for development within an environmental zone

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Land Use Notice of Proposal LU 23-023925 DZM

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 14, 2023

This downtown AT&T building primarily houses telecommunications equipment, with few staff onsite and little other activity