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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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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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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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Portland Courant area weekly mass times

By Portland Courant | Jun 17, 2023

The following parishes in the Portland Courant coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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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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May: 304 registered sex offenders living in Multnomah County

By Portland Courant | Jun 16, 2023

The Oregon Sex Offender Registry shows unchanged number of registered sex offenders living in Multnomah County in May, compared to the previous month.

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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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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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May: 44 registered sex offenders living in Clackamas County

By Portland Courant | Jun 15, 2023

The same number of sex offenders living in Clackamas County in May compared to the previous month, according to the Oregon Sex Offender Registry.

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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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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 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

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Bond Funds Reallocated Between Two Projects; Metro Bond Project Withdrawal

By Portland Courant Report | Jun 14, 2023

In conjunction with our partners at Metro, the Portland Housing Bureau is re-allocating funds between two affordable housing projects in our development pipeline, one supported by Portland’s Housing Bond and the other by the Metro Affordable Housing Bond

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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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Portland Courant area weekly mass times

By Portland Courant | Jun 10, 2023

The following parishes in the Portland Courant coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.