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2 weeks agoCouncil Workers' Union Complaint Alleges Loretta Smith Fired Staffer in Retaliation for Union Organizing
A new union representing Portland City Council aides and operations staff filed an unfair labor practice (ULP) complaint against the city for alleged anti-union conduct from Councilor Loretta Smith's office. The complaint, filed January 13, alleges Smith retaliated against and fired a former aide due to his role in organizing the Council staff union. The aide, Adam Murray, worked as a policy staffer in Smith's office for about nine months until he was fired last week.
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2 weeks ago"Racist, Dehumanizing": Chat Images Show Portland Power Players Disparaging Councilors of Color
Owendoff has had a sizable sway over the city's decision-making for the past 15 years. Through his role as a commercial real estate broker, he's involved in several political and business groups. During Sam Adams's tenure as mayor, Adams appointed Owendoff to a panel focused on planning the future of the Veterans Memorial Coliseum. Owendoff was forced out of a real estate job in 2011 for posting hundreds of caustic comments on the Oregonian website.
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3 weeks agoGood Morning, News: Mayor Plans to Kick People Out of Shelters, the Slow Death of Public Broadcasting, and Everything You Need to Know Before City Council's Leadership Vote
Portland plans to remove some residents from alternative shelters and refer them to emergency overnight shelters while City Council votes on new leadership.
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1 month agoYOUR SUNDAY READING LIST: ICE Facility Beware, a Big Change for All Ages Shows, and Why Hate Doesn't Always Wear a Hood
Portland City Council passed a land use fee targeting detention-facility impacts after months of munitions use at the South Portland ICE building.
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2 months agoGood Morning, News: Homeless Sweeps on Trial at City Council, Happy Exploding Whale Day, and Epstein Emails Allege Trump "Knew About the Girls"
City Council will consider redirecting funds from Mayor Wilson's homeless sweeps to housing, food assistance, immigrant/refugee support, and East Portland public-safety improvements.
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3 months agoPortland Children's Levy Funds Set to Be Disbursed After City Halted, Then Restored Grant Recommendations
In early June, after organizations like HOLLA had been notified of their selection to receive grants from the Portland Children's Levy (PCL), the Portland City Council made an unprecedented decision: voting to reject $70.9 million in grants the PCL allocation committee had awarded for the coming fiscal year and instead extending funding to the program's current large grantees for another year.
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5 months agoGood Morning, News: US Border Patrol Takes PNW Firefighters Into Custody, Portland City Councilors to Fly to Vienna, and Avalos Writes with AI
U.S. Border Patrol agents entered a firefighting worksite on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, checked IDs, detained two workers, and an Oregon man has gone missing.
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7 months agoGood Morning, News: City Council Redistributes Cops' Wealth, Oregon SWAT's Toxic Email, and America Prepares for "No Kings" Day
Portland City Council debates budget amendments, reallocating $2.2 million from police to safety bureaus amid tensions over police funding.
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