After a three-month national search guided by an outside recruiting firm, the Department of Community Services is pleased to announce Erin Grahek has accepted the position of Division Director of Multnomah County Animal Services.
The City of Portland and Multnomah County hosted a second dialogue with behavioral health stakeholders to examine potential 2023 legislative efforts that can help create a more robust and accessible behavioral health crisis system.
City Commissioners next week will consider an ordinance to amend the operating agreement with Rip City Management for the operation of Veterans Memorial Coliseum, extending the term to Oct. 11, 2025.
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 22, will vote on a resolution to reduce property taxes for manufactured homes as a way to keep 5,000 residents more stably housed.
The year is not over, and already the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office has responded to more search and rescue calls than in any other year since the Eagle Creek Fire.
U.S. Senator Ron Wyden today announced upcoming live on-line town halls hosted Sept. 30-Oct. 2 by People’s Town Hall for residents of Lake, Wheeler and Wallowa counties.
Multnomah University has been named one of the top three Christian universities in Oregon in U.S. News & World Report magazine’s 2022-23 Education Rankings. A small university with a big impact, Multnomah was also named the #1 Christian University in Oregon (Regional Universities – West) for Social Mobility.
Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) Special Investigations Unit (SIU) deputies seized 92,000 fentanyl pills, 3 pounds of cocaine and 10 pounds of meth during a recent investigation.
Yesterday, there were 773 sworn members, all ranks. Of those, 517 are officers. With this hire group, PPB is up to 793 sworn members, and 537 officers. Going forward, PPB expects that it will be hiring more than it is losing to attrition.
Earlier this month, the Portland City Council held a work session to review an independent study brought forth by Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and Portland Fire & Rescue
Employment and litigation attorney Timothy Taylor was quoted in a Law360 article about how and when attorneys can know they've thoroughly researched relevant case law successfully.
