City Council

On Friday morning, homeless residents dragged tarps and carried piles on their backs, heaping their belongings just outside the fence. They were given until 9 a.m. to get their possessions off the city-owned site.

The “Eugene Clean Fuels Facility” would have loaded biofuels from rail cars onto an estimated 40 trucks per day. It would have been located on railroad property off of Bethel Drive in the Trainsong neighborhood of northwest Eugene.

At the beginning of the year, Portland’s new city council elected Elana Pirtle-Guiney as council president in a contentious vote that revealed some of the dividing lines of the new council. Pirtle-Guiney won by a 7-5 vote after nine rounds of voting. In the new role, Pirtle-Guiney will set council meeting agendas and refer council items to a vote that are proposed by the mayor or city auditor. Pirtle-Guiney joins us to talk about her new role and the challenges facing the new 12-member city council.

Umatilla's city manager has accused Mayor Caden Sipe of undermining his authority across several areas of city business.

Days before leaving office, Portland City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez threatened to sue the city – accusing city leaders of failing to respond quickly enough to threats against elected officials.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler has spent nearly two decades in elected office. That era ends Tuesday when Wheeler leaves City Hall, handing over the keys to Mayor-elect Keith Wilson and a brand new Portland City Council.

City of Portland and Multnomah County elections divisions released survey results and data showing lower rates of turnout and awareness of ranked choice voting among District 1 voters in the November election.

The Portland Clean Energy Fund will boost spending to more than $1.5 billion over the next five years.

Read the candidate’s responses to questions about homelessness, police accountability, Portland’s budget and taxes.

Read the candidate’s responses to questions about homelessness, police accountability, Portland’s budget and taxes.