#portland-city-council

#portland-city-council

Wednesday's budget discussions resurfaced tensions over police funding, particularly after a few councilors threw around the word "defunding" to describe the shift of an extra $2 million from the Portland Police Bureau's budget to the parks bureau. Councilors Angelita Morillo and Candace Avalos chastised their colleagues who used a boogeyman approach to drum up public fear over the move. "I'm not interested in slogans that are just trying to make political tension out of what is a fiscal responsibility," Avalos asserted.

It shouldn't be this way; we shouldn't have to take it all the way to the fucking City Council and try to get it in a budget.

The Justice Department's complaint alleges the company's pricing algorithm "violates antitrust laws" and "deprives renters of the benefit of competitive pricing."

The Portland City Council voted to allocate $4.6 million for increased staffing, aiming to enhance support for councilors and the mayor's office. The councilors faced the challenge of meeting constituents' needs while navigating a tightening budget.

The 2024 general election brought a flurry of City Council and mayoral candidates. We kept track of who was running so you didn't have to!