National Small Business Week (PDF Document, 348kb)

New PBOT Director is Leah Treat from Chicago

LifeWorks NW Breaks Ground on The Center for Hope & Recovery

Portland City Council set to give final OK to brighter-than-expected budget

Creek is new focus of work to restore Westmoreland Park

Students see green as World Environment Day ideas grow

Astronaut Mae Jemison teaches students how to save the environment

Straight Talk with Portland city commissioners Steve Novick and Nick Fish

Solo swim makes waves in Willamette

Charlie Hales' provocative bureau assignments will test Portland's leadership

TMT Development seeks demolition permit for historical Cornelius Hotel in downtown Portland

Our Opinion: City bureaus get fresh sets of eyes

Affordable housing

City Hall Shaken, Stirred

Portland Hosts World Environment Day For All Of North America

Assign of the Times

Nick Fish: Losing housing bureau 'bittersweet'

Cleveland High School's Sophia Kecskes uses local politics to help empower others: Academic Achievers 2013

Portland Mayor Charlie Hales explains bureau assignments: Portland City Hall roundup

Portland to 'move on' with reservoir projects, stop seeking alternatives

Hales Announces Major Bureau Shakeup

Hales hands out surprising bureau assignments

Mayor Charlie Hales assigns city bureaus, scrambles them

Hales Makes Big Changes with City Bureau Assignments

Kenton residents, city will pursue night quiet zone near railroad

Get to know the man behind Portland's park signs

Two years late, Portland set to begin testing for housing discrimination

HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs boost number of rent subsidy vouchers for veterans

The Skanner News Wishlist: We Tell Mayor Hales Who Should Get Which City Bureaus

Creating wild in the city: Portland’s park triptych

Local students recognized for Constitution competition win

Portland developer John D. Gray leaves $2 million to United Way

New Shelter, New Hope

Nonprofit Zenger Farm to double program capacity with new grange

Council's adopted budget bridges $21.5 million gap

Grant High School Constitution Team Proclamation 2013 (PDF Document, 7,127kb)

Salvation Army women's shelter moves to larger location with plans for expanded services

Grant Con Team to be honored by City Council; Rose Festival house parties: Northeast Portland news

“Best ever” 2013 Avenue of Roses Parade enjoyed by thousands

At Colonel Summers Park, neighbors and the city are working to stem drug use and underage drinking

Portland Gets Another $3 Million from HUD for Lead Abatement in 300 Homes.

Testimony for House Bill 2417 (PDF Document, 422kb)

Selling the Public on Public Housing

Steve Duin: Is Portland learning from its mistakes?

Burying the Cleaver-Tension Between Hales, Cogen Gives Way to Deal on Crisis Center

2013 Rose Festival Kicks Off May 24

Portland housing agency extends its REACH

Rebuilding Oregon’s housing policy

Nick Fish Still Stumping for Parks Bond

Portland, county agree to save needle exchange; cuts to come

New Pearl District affordable apartment highlights misperception of neighborhood's wealth

Dawson Park Improvement Brings Resources to the Neighborhood Hit Hardest by Gentrification

Hales, Cogen Strike Deal over Crisis Center, Needle Exchange Program, Other Services

Hales, Cogen Reach Budget Deal that Funds Mental Crisis Center

Court Intrigue -How Will Charlie Hales Divvy up the Bureaus?

Sunday Parkways roll into new era

Dawson Park Love

Getting It Done

First Annual Portland Police Bureau Youth Summer Camp (PDF Document, 508kb)

Sunday Parkways draws thousands of cyclists to outer Southeast Portland

Portland park rangers build bridges to the homeless

2012 Domicile Unknown Final Report (PDF Document, 416kb)

Multnomah County homeless report says at least 56 died on streets in 2012

The O Takes Its Shot at Bureau Assignments. Here's Ours!

Rose Festival 2013: Gerry Frank named Grand Floral Parade grand marshal

"Domicile Unknown": Report Shows Increase in Deaths of Homeless

Mayor Charlie Hales holds the bureaus a bit longer: Portland City Hall Roundup

Portland Parks & Recreation and Portland Parks Foundation Announce Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Donation to Dawson Park Water Feature

Veterans such as Lecester Shakier find places to live thanks to broad effort to cut homelessness

Throwing Away the Truth -The Fight Over the County Crisis Center Is More Complicated Than We Know

Legacy Emanuel Medical Center donates $200,000 to install water feature at Dawson Park

Appeal to the Baseline-The retail politics of the Hales budget creates winners and losers.

Jefferson High School Men's Basketball Proclamation (PDF Document, 4,853kb)

Mt. Tabor Community Garden Officially Opens

Hacienda CDC hosts open house for recently completed futsal court

Habitat for Humanity seeks volunteers in Northeast Portland's Cully community

City park rangers tell Mayor Hales they want a union

Portland artist Natalie Sept's portraits celebrate 'unseen' restaurant dishwashers

Lions' Ndamukong Suh donates $250K to former high school

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation by President Obama (PDF Document, 26kb)

City Park Rangers Want a Union

Isamu Noguchi lands at Portland: 22-piece exhibit set in Japanese Garden

Ndamukong Suh's $250,000 check helps Grant High turf field supporters break ground

Suh, Nike team up for new Grant HS track, field

If you don't pick up after your pet, it'll cost you $150

Suh's donation helps Grant HS tackle field of dreams

The Kindest Cuts

Older Americans Month Proclamation (PDF Document, 4,489kb)

Whitaker Farm proposal at former school site won't happen this summer

Peninsula Park Rose Garden nears centennial: Q&A with volunteer Ann Gardner

Mike Abbaté's letter to Parks staff (PDF Document, 213kb)

City of Portland budget: 'Not a happy day,' Mayor Charlie Hales says amid proposed cuts

Portland's Mayor Releases Budget: City Faces $21M Deficit

Champion Grant High Constitution Team: "We Care About Everyone"

Mayor Proposed Budget Decisions-Bureau Summaries

Hales: 'Tough budget' brings widespread city layoffs

Safety net funding fares well in city budget

Mayor's Budget Unveiled

Hales' Budget Cuts Mounted Patrol, Keeps Fire Stations

Portland Mayor Charlie Hales proposes police and fire cuts to bridge $21.5 million budget shortfall

2013 Downtown Affordable Housing Inventory Report (PDF Document, 115kb)

Steve Duin: Portland's Intertwine a natural place one step removed

Grant Constitution Team finishes first in nation; second year in a row Oregon team wins

On the waterfront: Businesses, city often at odds

Greenbrier's Bill Furman: Smokejumper, entrepreneur, movie producer

Furman wants Portland and Oregon to give Greenbrier reasons to stick around

Nike expansion will have a ripple effect

PDC hits financial turning point

Portland Mayor Hales to deliver first State of the City address

With weekly gatherings, military veterans hone their music skills and create bonds

The Parks have Eyes

Housing executive looks to lift up those left behind

Multnomah County homelessness problem dire and likely to get worse, experts say

Ending "No Section 8" Policies

Community farms cultivate payment plans

VIDEO Portland Parks Holds Free Swim Classes and Hires Lifeguards for Summer Fun

Northwest Housing Alternatives acquires 71 affordable units (PDF Document, 634kb)

Details of Scrapped Nike South Waterfront Deal Emerge

Fair Housing Month Proclamation (PDF Document, 4,857kb)

Hales and the Board of Directors

Council Majority Now Backs Campaign for Safety Net Cash

Portland's pitch for Nike looks prudent: Agenda 2013

Jesse Beason talks Portland safety net

Challenge after Boston Marathon bombings: preserving tradition

Portland Parks seeks members for River View Natural Area advisory committee

We Are the Safety Net coalition fights to maintain city funding through tough budget

Fairness Matters (PDF Document, 6,072kb)

On Portland City Council agenda, a small park 100 years in the making: Portland City Hall roundup

BRIDGE Housing Expands to Pacific Northwest

City Council Budget Subcommittee Two Report 2013 (PDF Document, 478kb)

City Council Budget Subcommittee One Report 2013 (PDF Document, 741kb)

Portland budget group finds nearly $5 million in possible savings: Portland City Hall roundup

Brits, Americans quarrel over Ore. park with leprechauns, but it’s all in fun

City Club of Portland committee favors fluoride

Multnomah County, Portland hit "reset" button in long-term homeless efforts

City dollars jump start housing projects

Portland City Council approves minimum parking requirement for large apartment buildings

Take That Lichfield: Tiny Fence Now At Tiny Park

Portland Thorns recognized at City Hall

Controversy Over Guinness’ ‘Smallest Park’ Designation

A Lesson on the Golden Rule

Portland Thorns FC Proclamation (PDF Document, 241kb)

Whimsy enters UK vs. Portland smallest park debate

City of Portland to Recognize Thorns FC

International Rose Test Garden surpasses 10,000 roses -- curator's career goal

Papa's Pizza Parlor Flyer (PDF Document, 3,885kb)

Portland's Tiniest Park Title Under Fire From UK

Portland Parks & Recreation looks forward, asks public to look critically at park system’s future

In southwest Portland's Marquam Nature Park, participatory art project lets community members create mosaics for amphitheater

Portland proposes new apt. parking plan

Housing Choice Act offers the right solution for tenants, landlords: Guest opinion

City Council Won't Make Developer Add Parking on Division Street

Council Will Talk Apartment Parking this Afternoon. Temper Your Expectations

Letters: Section 8 proposal would help end housing discrimination

City apartment parking rules could change

The Incomplete Charlie Hales

Paranoid Parking

Portland City Council to take up proposed parking minimums for apartment buildings

Fish Will Try to Amend Apartment Parking Rules on Thursday

Letters: Clackamas light rail, Section 8 housing, PERS reform, a kind gesture

2013 Westmoreland & Crystal Springs Restoration Fact Sheet (PDF Document, 1,194kb)

Letter: Section 8 bill wouldn't create an unfair burden for landlords

How much is that tree worth? Portland Parks & Recreation puts a price tag on it

Oregonian editorial board flip-flops on Section 8 legislation

Oregonian Editorial: "Bias in Section 8 proposal"

Oregonian Editorial: "A Shared Path to Fair Housing"

A Myth-Busting City Audit

Portland Parks rolls out Arbor Month with community events throughout April

City Council moves on changes to arts tax: Portland City Hall roundup

Mt. Tabor Park is the new home of a Doug Fir sapling that may or may not have been stolen from the World's Smallest Park

'American Winter' Families Struggle To Survive Fall From Middle Class

City rallies to help homeless veterans

Portland Auditor: City must clarify core responsibilities and rework relationship with county

Portland City Council Unanimously Passes Sick Leave Law

Rental Market Madness

Jesse Beason turned Proud Ground into a stronger organization

Mayor Charlie Hales stops permit review for embattled no-parking apartment project on Southeast Division Street

Tiny Tree Returned To Tiny Portland Park After Theft

Novick Says City Apartment Permit "Messed Up Six Ways to Sunday"

5 questions for the Gantz brothers about the toll of the great recession

Minimum Wage Map (PDF Document, 520kb)

City Commissioners Weren't Told About New Plans for Division Street Apartments

A Mammoth Parking-Free Apartment Building Is Skirting Further Public Scrutiny

Developer seeks revised permit for halted Southeast Division Street apartments

Police, fire can't avoid cuts in budget

Portland Parks & Recreation says Waud Bluff Trail won't open this weekend

Portland Parks & Recreation Announces Winners Of Full College Scholarships

City looks to cut the safety net

Nonprofit developer REACH Community Development names Daniel Valliere new chief executive

Filmmaker Joe Gantz on the sequester: ‘I can’t imagine what these cuts are going to do to families’

American Winter

Talk Box - Commissioner Nick Fish on 'American Winter'

HBO documentary 'American Winter' profiles Portland's poor

Hales announces Portland City Council will consider amending controversial arts tax

From Middle Class to Homeless

Sacajawea Park in Northeast Portland's Cully community vying for free makeover

"American Winter": Documenting the downturn

Soon-to-open Pearl District park will be city’s first built exclusively for dogs

Our American Winter

American Winter, documentary on the recession's grip in Portland, makes HBO debut

After months of debate, Portland City Council approves sick leave ordinance -- now what?

SummerWorks intern program spared by Portland Mayor Charlie Hales

Portland passes citywide sick leave ordinance

Portland requires firms to offer sick leave

City Council adopts sick leave policy

Earned Sick Leave Measure Passes in Portland

Portland, Oregon Becomes Fourth American City To Adopt Paid Sick Day Law

Oregon City Requires Paid Sick Leave

Portland, Ore., Approves Earned Sick Leave Policy

Portland City Council Votes to Require Sick Leave

Letter: Pier Park sequoia removal had community input

Multnomah County, Portland eye grant to identify housing hazards facing disabled seniors

Unanimous Vote, Loud Applause for Earned Sick Leave in Portland

Portland City Council votes unanimously to approve sick leave policy

Cavities in Their Campaign

Portland’s Public Gardens Grow

Earned sick time is good for Portland

Affordable housing reform needed to help Section 8 work

Portland School Board approves lease with city of Portland, NAYA for Lents project

Donor helps world's smallest park in Portland

City receives $3.25 check to cover tree planting at world's smallest park

Council members praise sick leave task force results: Portland City Hall roundup

Village Gardens will raise money for market gardens, incubator kitchens at University of Portland fundraiser

Where children stay longer and play more often

Portland Parks & Recreation Announces Grand Opening Of City’s 46th Community Garden‏

Tree stolen from Portland's Mill Ends Park returned -- maybe leprechaun magic, maybe remorse, officials say

Teeny-tiny Portland park has an itsy-bitsy theft

Zenger Farm and Powellhurst-Gilbert group hope to turn neighbors into farmers

Lone tree stolen from Portland's smallest park

Portland City Council set for second public comment on sick leave: Portland City Hall roundup

Despite critiques from business interests, Portland sick leave proposal moves forward

Portland Fair Housing Action Plan Update

Commissioner Fish Section 8 testimony (PDF Document, 36kb)

Portland Open Space Sequence in downtown Portland joins National Register of Historic Places

City digs deep to fix $25 million shortfall

Portland's South Waterfront shows signs of evolving into a neighborhood

City Council letter in support of HB 2639 (PDF Document, 75kb)

Portland Commissioner Nick Fish testifies in support of state law that would end 'No Section 8' policy

Helensview Community Garden to build Sumner neighborhood pride

Portland Parks & Recreation Presents the Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Bluff Trail Restoration Celebration

Portland Parks to open 46th community garden .

“No one is happy with the status quo”

As Automatic Budget Cuts Go Into Effect, Poor May Be Hit Particularly Hard

Everyday Heroes: Trainer helps people with disabilities

Fish: City Parks Bond Measure Grounded by "Headwinds"

Parks bureau backs away from bond plan

Portland Could Generate Renewable Power In City Water Pipes

Supporting Water Fluoridation for Our Beloved Community

Steve Weiss Proclamation (PDF Document, 860kb)

Council tackles cost of historic designation

Why we need labor laws like paid sick time: Guest opinion

Transportation budget work session hints at difficult process to come: Portland City Hall roundup

REACH lands $750K for affordable housing project

Portland's oldest rose garden is new again

Murmurs: We Could Charge County Officials to Use the Loo.

American Winter Explores Families On The Edge In Metro Portland

'American Winter' focuses on Portland's poor

Dr. Budgets Harsh Medicine

Looking at the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression from the eyes of everyday people

Death, taxes and increasing water and sewer rates: Portland City Hall roundup

Fiscal Bluff

Murmurs: The Other Side of Portlandia Gets its Due.

P:ear marks 11 years as the community their homeless youth never had

It's National 2-1-1 Day!

American Winter on Carl in the Morning

Housing and homeless services face deep cuts

$6.4 Million in One-Time Money is On the City Hall Chopping Block

Sick leave ordinance gets first hearing at Portland City Council

within REACH (PDF Document, 4,884kb)

Small businesses find their own voices - and views - on immigration, sick leave and more

Hales has the bureaus, but will commissioners still fight for their own? Portland City Hall roundup

Portland bureaus release proposed budgets; tough cuts lie ahead

Eastside parks get $800,000 makeover

East Portland Parks Project Invests Record Funds in Under-Developed Greenspaces

Parks announces E205 Initiative completion

Amanda Fritz and Dan Saltzman urge Mayor Charlie Hales to fund summer youth programs: Portland City Hall roundup

Hales takes bureaus, outlines budget schedule

Portland Parks & Recreation completes 18-month E205 Initiative to refurbish parks in East Portland

Portland Parks & Recreation's $5 5K races expand to six parks this summer

Forest Park update: Wildlife report, new Parks Director chimes in, media goes crazy

The 10 best U.S. cities for urban forests

American Forests Names the 10 Best U.S. Cities

Where to get free help with your 2012 tax return

Oregon bill would end Section 8 discrimination

Portland Commissioner Steve Novick asks state for delay on reservoir requirements

Blackbird Wine hosting Portland Parks & Rec teen programs fundraiser

For four hours, City Hall councilors took testimony on proposed sick leave rule

With one hearing down, Portland City Council pushes forward on earned sick leave rule

Portland homeless being counted

Mult Co surveys number of homeless

Whitaker Community Farm FAQ (PDF Document, 73kb)

VIPs, volunteers and staffers convene to discuss veterans issues during annual homeless count

Whitaker site proposal in Northeast Portland could be a model for urban farming

2013 City of Portland and Multnomah County tax sites (PDF Document, 142kb)

Charlie's in charge -- Hales will take bureaus next week: Portland City Hall roundup

Days before 2013 Legislative Session, council members outline top priorities: Portland City Hall roundup

Return of Chucky: Protland needs to make big spending cuts. Charlie Hales is swinging the ax.

Sick leave ordinance goes before Portland City Council

N Williams, NoPo Greenway projects seek funding support

City, county gear up for one-night count of homeless

VIDEO: Peninsula Park Rose Garden Celebrates 100 Years with 3,000 Shrubs and a Lot of Mulch

Whitaker School site to be community farm? Proposal open house Wednesday in Northeast Portland

Trail Blazers, Banfield Pet Hospital Team Up For Fourth Annual Pet Appreciation Night

Portland Parks & Recreation, Friends of Peninsula Park seeking donations for mulch

Mr. Gunderson Finds His Dream House

Night Strike dinner provides hot meal, with dignity, for city's homeless

Portland Parks & Recreation offers documentary class for teenagers

COYOTES in the city

Bridge work on the Springwater Corridor will require the closure of a bridge near Southeast 45th Avenue

CAT Volunteer Questionnaire (Word Document, 206kb)

Renters' Advocacy Flyer (PDF Document, 117kb)

We are Portland (PDF Document, 291kb)

'Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland' political group forms to support fluoride: Portland City Hall roundup

Portland Japanese Garden turns 50: Rediscover it on its golden anniversary

Commissioner Amanda Fritz proposes sick leave rule targeting all Portland businesses

Ten-year plan to end homelessness gets regional redux

Oregon film industry keeps rising

New Blanchet House serving Portland's homeless

Getting it right in testing for discrimination against Portland renters

Habitat for Humanity plans to ramp up house production in Multnomah County after completing $12 million fundraising campaign

City receives 19 applications for affordable housing funds

New Community Garden Plots

93-year old inspiring others to work out

Personal trainer helps 93-year-old maintain her independence

Central City Concern's Old Town Clinic Named National Health Care Leader

And the Survey Says...We Asked, They Answered: CIty Hall Staffers Open Up-and Unload

After years of delay, Portland prepares for testing against housing discrimination

Portland City Council to consider apartments without parking

Portland Habitat for Humanity reaches $12M capital goal

Portland nears $70,000 contract for fair housing testing: Portland City Hall roundup

REACH gets half-million from Meyer trust

Trail for Bikes and Feet

Portland Parks & Recreation wants your feedback!

In downtown Portland, engaged couples line up for a January wedding reservation ritual

Tiny Two Plum Park in Northeast Portland scores big in fundraiser

Portland Parks publishes Forest Park wildlife study online

Developers vie for tax abatements for affordable housing

Temps drop, volunteers seek out homeless

For Landlords: Help our Vets Find a Home (PDF Document, 58kb)

Northwest Academy will not buy YWCA building in downtown Portland

Steve Duin: Mark Gunderson is a veteran of Portland's war on homelessness

What to expect from Portland's new City Council, which takes office Tuesday

Fitness for everyone, at every age

Multnomah County programs focus on food needs

City Council Astrology

Village Gardens launches campaign to support micro food enterprises in North Portland

Randy Leonard: A controversial, get-it-done politician prepares to leave the Portland City Council

Open house coming up for North Portland Greenway project

Portland moves up fluoride vote to 2013

2012 Forum on Affordable Housing and Homelessness Report (PDF Document, 105kb)

Portland City Council votes to move fluoride vote to 2013

Portland commissioners may move for early vote on fluoridation

Hall Monitor: A Glimpse Inside the Machine

Portland names fire station for retiring Commissioner Randy Leonard

Rockwood schools, Portland parks partnering to bring community gardens to east county

Waud Bluff now has a bridge, Sweedeedee's honey pie is 'find of the year:' North Portland news roundup

Portland fluoridation move no breach of trust

Council may speed up fluoride vote

Greening-up golf is all in the grass

Natural area preserved along Columbia Slough

Street Roots Makes Twitter Worth It Today

Metro, City of Portland purchase 54 acres of Columbia Slough wetlands in Northeast Portland

Portland City Council will vote whether to refer fluoride question to May 2013 ballot

Affordable rental housing opens in South Waterfront with grand opening ceremony for Gray's Landing Friday

First Affordable Apartments Open On Portland's South Waterfront

Nick Fish Explains Lone "No" Vote on Northwest Parking Meters

Portland City Council approves meters and permits in Northwest Portland

Mayor Sam Adams packs second-to-last council session: Portland City Hall roundup

Gray's Landing debuts Friday at South Waterfront

Will Portland City Council push for a fluoride vote in 2013?

Portland increases biz owners tax deductions

A Temporary Armistice: Mayor's Plan to Solve NW Portland's "Parking Wars" Still Has Some Critics

Zidell property could get E-zone status

All aboard!

Exhaust your kids: Portland parks pools will provide extended 'open play swims' during the winter break

Grant Park's worn track deemed unsafe; new track construction scheduled

Fresh ideas on nature and community

Locus Focus on 12/10/12

A road to peace in Northwest Portland parking wars

Bank of America donates house to Habitat for Humanity

Portland City Council hears concerns about Northwest Portland parking meters

Volunteers toil, so community can enjoy Thanksgiving feast

Portland Rose Festival boosts city economy, study says

Portland City Council voted unanimously to install meters within Washington Park's lots

Keeping elderly, needy renters in some of downtown's best old buildings

The Affordable Housing Crisis

Portland City Council refers Children's Levy renewal to May ballot

Macdonald West to make its Old Town debut

Textile artist Joyce Kelly and others display art at Multnomah Arts Center

Parks' proposal puts North Portland Greenway 'Trail' on surface streets - UPDATED

Location, Location, Location

Portland grants three-year contract to Dignity Village camp

Women's winter shelter opens in Northwest Portland November 19

The Future of Mountain Biking, Thanks to the Northwest Trails Alliance

More Meters Coming To Solve NW Portland Parking Problems

Parking meters could dot Northwest Portland as soon as next year

Grant Park's worn track deemed unsafe; new track construction scheduled

Washington Park plan for parking meters draws questions form surrounding neighbors

All aboard! Mighty steam locomotives rule the roost at the Oregon Rail Heritage Center in Portland

Restored trains plan holiday run

Cedar Sinai buys affordable apt. buildings

Portland City Council approves less expensive design standards to pave gravel streets

Portland golf courses inch back toward pre-recession play

Portland City Council approves tax for land-line phone service providers

Housing Bureau tries a second time for authority to charge off debts: Portland City Hall roundup

What will Dan Saltzman, Nick Fish and LaVonne Griffin-Valade do in 2014? Portland City Hall roundup

Central City Concern's recovery center lauded for design

Activists aim to get paid sick leave for Portland workers

Sources Say: Are politics safe to drink?

Washington Park

Best of 2012: Family Fun

Unwelcome Mat, Housing discrimination based on sexual identity or orientation is against Oregon law. Who knew?

Rose City Golf Course Clubhouse, built in 1932, listed on National Register of Historic Places

Rose City Golf Course clubhouse added to historic register

City loans for Grove project unlike any others approved by PDC: Portland City Hall roundup

30th anniversary of Friends of Leach Garden

Despite deep misgivings, city council approves federal settlement on police, mental health reforms

Council says yes to citywide plastic bag ban

First step of Cully Park in northeast Portland opens to public

No-parking apartments: Portland City Council must fix problem fast

Portland expands plastic-bag ban to 5,000 businesses

Jennifer Yocom joins Portland Parks & Recreation as Community Relations Manager

Portland Commissioners vote to accept use of force changes

Agencies in Multnomah County plan to ramp-up services for homeless as winter approaches

Portland City Council approves plan to control police use of force

Portland Changes Police Use-Of-Force Policies

'Regional Trail Advocates Forum' looks to spark grassroots activism

The food movement takes a beating

Low-income Park Tower Apartments donated to Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

5 Models for Cheaper, Greener Housing for Veterans

Potluck in the Park volunteers serve a warm meal in downtown Portland every Sunday to anyone who needs one

Real World: Portland City Council. Will there be less drama in 2013?

Forest Park Wildlife Report presents finding of a one-year study of the animals that call the park home

Leaders ask for rental help for Vets

Mayor Sam Adams pushes West Hayden Island environmental proposal

Portland's holiday tree arrived in Pioneer Courthouse Square

Portland women's shelter to open 70 beds

Potluck in the Park volunteers serve a warm meal in downtown Portland every Sunday to anyone who needs one

Speakers urge City Council to create independent civilian panel to investigate Portland police misconduct

Charlie Hales will be Portland's next mayor

New partnership aims to get Multnomah County's homeless veterans into housing

At Hales' Victory Party, Well Wishers and a Tool Belt for the Work Ahead

Winter shelter for families now open in NE Portland

Winter homeless shelter opens amid record demand in Multnomah County

Harper's Playground opens in North Portland

Deteriorated roses being replaced at local park

Harper's Playground will open Saturday in Arbor Lodge Park

New Urban Leader

Wanted: Your fond memories of Peninsula Park

Roosevelt High enrollment up, so is 3-d printing: North Portland news roundup

Long-awaited Harper's Playground opens Saturday

Eliot MLK Building Breaks Ground

Central City Concern and Portland Roasting Coffee partner on coffee blend, job skills program

Spirit of Portland: University of Portland women's soccer team donates to Harper's Playground, volunteers with kids

Spirit of Portland: Grant High students led community/school garden project

Portland and Portland State University gear up for aging population boom

Home Forward to earn up to $1.7 million fee developing Multnomah County health building

Spirit of Portland: Mt. Tabor's Weed Warriors are honored for doing the dirty work

There's no place like home tour

Portland Parks & Recreation looking for stories from Peninsula Park

Construction of new playgrounds at two East Portland parks is complete

Childhood Lead Exposure Drops While Funding Lags

Portland police training center unveiled on Airport Way

Make-a-Wish grants Portlander a special train ride

Home, sweet home: homeless advocates look to Dignity Village in Portland as a possible model for a similar program in Eugene

The Fields Park in the Pearl District is on track to open next January

A Spooktacular party, a funky Halloween bash and a tree-planting in Lents: Things to do in Southeast Portland

Friends of Trees, reservoir rally and good neighbors: Southeast Portland news for Wednesday

The Portland Cello Project will perform at the Community Music Center next month

Portland Parks & Recreation will discuss Peninsula Park centennial celebration

The Happy Rangers

Portland Reaches 1,000 Gardens Goal

October 24 is National Food Day

1,000 new community garden plots goal reached; other Northeast Portland Wednesday news

John Gray, Portland developer and philanthropist dies at 93

Declaration of Cooperation (PDF Document, 57kb)

Portland hikers, trail users advised to be prepared for storm season

Granny flats flourish after fee waiver

Vestal School's garden in Northeast Portland grows with Whole Foods Market grant

North Park Blocks welcomes Lee Kelly sculpture on future PNCA courtyard entrance

Grand opening of Portland Parks & Recreation's 45th community garden

Commissioner Fish announces new Forest Park singletrack 'in the next 9 months'

Waud Bluff Trail construction will continue until the end of the year, Portland Parks and Recreation says

On the Oaks Bottom Bluff Trail, restoration work to keep the plants safe and your feet dry

Crocus bulb planting at former Occupy parks delayed

The Sellwood Spooktacular is among Halloween events throughout Portland this month

Portland Parks & Rec names new city nature manager

Blanchet House earns LEED Platinum for sustainability

Mayor Adams gives up on Oregon Sustainability Center

Portland apartment complex built in 3 days

Eastminster Community Garden spreads slow-food movement in outer Northeast Portland

Mayor Sam Adams kills Oregon Sustainability Center project

Portland City Council to fight reinstatement of fired police officer

City of Portland proclaims Oct. 8-14, 2012 as Portland Timbers Stand Together Week

Celebrate Patton Square Park

Portland Parks Bureau launches arts-based preschool in southwest Portland

Portland Parks Bureau's dance series for people with disabilities begins on Friday

Hillsdale project reflects our best values

Voters should reject Measure 79: Editorial endorsement

Oregon Legislature could address Section 8 discrimination if Democrats control House

Central City Concern teams up with rolling grocery store to deliver fresh food

20,000 crocus bulbs to be planted at former Occupy parks

Jamison Square architect wins national award

Multnomah County taps contingency fund to help meet homeless family 'emergency'

SE firehouse celebrates 100 years of community service

Mayor Has Votes for Court Challenges of Frashour Reinstatement

Nick Fish says Sam Adams shouldn't rush Oregon Sustainability Center project: Portland City Hall roundup

Don't Play Politics With Our Lives

Portland Commissioners Fritz and Fish join Mayor Adams, Commissioner Leonard in appeal of Frashour reinstatement

The Pearl District: Portland's hippest neighborhood?

East side streetcar service begins

A federal official lauds state and Portland efforst to provide health care access

Heron Lakes Golf Course in North Portland reduces maintenance costs, chemical use

Free Help for Portland Seniors at Risk of Foreclosure

Oregon Rail Heritage Center ready for grand opening Saturday, Sunday

City leaders unveil suicide prevention signs

200 volunteers expected to build multi-generation playground Saturday in Northeast Portland

North Portland man, Jean Marcellus, kicks alcohol, homelessness to curb

Hollywood Gleaners hosting benefit Saturday to aid low-income Northeast Portland seniors

Portland City Council passes resolution against coal trains

State launches foreclosure prevention website

Hoyt Arboretum unveils 250 new trail and interpretive signs

Ventura Park Pumptrack's Grand Opening

Portland Fall Arts Guide 2012: Pearls After a Lazy Lunch

Portland City Council Votes Yes on Fluoridation in 5-0 Decision

Wilshire Park mural supporters in Northeast Portland to seek grants for protection

Blanchet House in Old Town dedicates its new building serving the needy

Commissioner Fish vote and statement in support of fluoridation (PDF Document, 63kb)

Portland fluoride debate is ideological clash

Charles Jordan Community Center computer lab doubles in size, thanks to Free Geek grant

New Columbia hosts dance battle before school starts: VIDEO

Give children back their smiles, health

Power of Collaboration

Grant to help restore historic Portland sculptures

Gov. John Kitzhaber endorses Portland's fluoride proposal: Portland City Hall roundup

More Than 40 Nonprofits Apply to Give TriMet Tickets to Poor People

Do cities really save $38 for every $1 they spend on fluoridation? PolitiFact Oregon

Tom McCall Waterfront Park Turf to be replanted

Commissioner Nick Fish Brings More Community Gardens to Portland

10th & Mason Block Party to benefit efforts to install bench in Northeast Portland's Two Plum Park

Volunteers will rock out on river beach

The Tooth of the Matter

Fluoridation hearing announced

Grab your towel: Dive-In-Movies start this week at five Portland pools

Fluoridation fans Nick Fish and Sam Adams are doing the right thing

Fluoride hearing set for Portland City Council on Sept. 6, vote Sept. 12

First 'Madison Festival in the Park' to raise funds for sports, clubs at N.E. Portland school

Fish supports fluoridation

Looks Like We'll Be Getting Fluoride in Our Water; Fish and Novick Both Like It

Fluoridate Portland's water

Fluoridation plan gains political support from Commissioner Nick Fish; Portland City Council approval seems likely

Tamarack Apartments kids win public housing grant, Timbers Army support, and build soccer field

Home buyer education goes online

Homeless veterans to receive housing help from Portland nonprofit

Tax credits boost Habitat housing project

Bank of America to meet with homeowners facing foreclosure Aug. 23-25

Photos: International Tree Climbing Championship

Portland's 'Trek in the Park' featured on 'CBS Sunday Morning'

A private lift for public spaces

Tree canopy increases throughout Portland

Champion tree climbers aim high in the Rose City

Portland State University's effort to discourage smoking encourages good health

Portland tree canopy spreading, study finds

Grant boosts housing for homeless veterans

Tree-climbing championships come to Rose City

Laurelhurst Park will host international tree-climbing championships Saturday and Sunday

The Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood will host an ice cream social Wednesday night at Piccolo Park

Portland nonprofit pays for private contractors to refresh historic parks

A Visionary Honored

US Bank Donates $100,000 to Portland Public Schools' Early Learners Academy

Commons' Grounds

Hacienda CDC, Beaumont Futsal Club to host exhibition game in Northeast Portland

Community Cycling Center building North Portland repair hub

Community Cycling Center, art students join to repair bikes at New Columbia

Moreland Presbyterian Church considers plan to house the homeless after scrapping car-camping

At Riverview property, off-road riding advocates invest sweat equity

Portland SummerFest turns 10 with free performance of 'Die Fledermaus'

Hillsdale housing project fills a big hole

Connected volunteers combat youth violence weekly at N.E. Portland's Holladay Park

SMILE, Portland Parks, & local sponsors again bring music to Riverfront Park

"Natural Play Area" vetted for Westmoreland Park

New Rail Heritage Center nears completion near OMSI

Oaks Bottoms Bluff Trail to be restored this fall

Church: 'intense' pressure killed homeless parking program

PSU asks for smoking ban in Park Blocks

Habitat's Summer Block Party Brings Community Together in East Portland

Final East Portland park improvements underway, to be complete by this fall

East Portland Community Gardens (image/jpeg, 276kb)

Senator Jeff Merkley Proposes Government Help for Homeowners

Tracking sex offenders; Parkrose news; Chuck Amato dedication; other N.E. Portland Tuesday news

Sunday Parkways in Southeast Portland is scheduled for Aug. 26

Reach nonprofit and volunteers to repair homes of low-income seniors in North and Northeast Portland

Commissioner Fish's safety net champion award for the birds

Portland protesters, police and officials work to help homeless family

Parks Project Designed To Boost Equity

Charles Jordan Center Dedicated

Portland Parks to break ground on East Portland Community Center park

Portland Pearl District park finalist for national urban space award

Concerts in the Park; Columbia Slough Regatta; Movies in the Park: N.E. Portland weekend entertainment

24-hour BioBlitz catalogs critters alive in Forest Park

New affordable homes project opens in SE Portland

Proud Ground will celebrate 12 new affordable townhomes Wednesday in Southeast Portland

Portland honors first African-American city commissioner

Portland balances urban forestry goals to preserve healthy tree canopy

Commissioner Nick Fish issues statement commending Cameron Whitten's Hunger Strike

Nick Fish Issues Statement on Cameron Whitten's Hunger Strike

Bigwigs set to roll on 8th annual 'Policymakers Ride'

A Message from the Urban Forestry Commission (PDF Document, 251kb)

Bud Clark Commons wins national brick honor

Portland Community College hosts memorial for Harold Williams, longtime board member and community servant

Portland parks hires ranger supervisor

Portland's Dignity Village expects to win contract extension

Portland School Board votes to go forward with $482 million bond measure

Werbin property, site of new park in N.E. Portland, subject of survey

City, county welcome summer interns

A new era has begun: City of Portland officially opens first pump track

Portland Has a Pump Track Now!

Innovative Housing, nonprofit building affordable housing, to host party on vacant lot in N.E. Portland

Portland's South Park Blocks will be less dramatic as an urban forest grows

Michael Kondo, head gardener of the Portland Japanese Garden, is a force of nature

Hall Monitor: A Boost for Car Camping

Portland businesses, volunteers help keep the city's park system up and running

Public pools set to open

The Sharp, Sudden Decline of America's Middle Class

Portland parks system trims budget, services

New areas to see tax abatements: City council extends tax break boundaries, aids multifamily units in downtown area

Gantz brothers film documentary on Portland's struggling middle class

Hacienda CDC futsal court groundbreaking held in N.E. Portland

Employment center finds jobs for homeless

Steve Duin: A sweet morning at McCoy Park

North Portland Sunday Parkways brings bananas on bikes, dance parties through town

Portland parks hosts summer concerts

Terwilliger Parkway centennial: Tree clearing recaptures scenic views along historic route

Home Forward set to open waiting lists on low-income apartments

After 10 years, park site in high-poverty Cully neighborhood gets first improvement: Portland City Hall roundup

Renovation of Mark O. Hatfield Building updates 106 low-income housing units

Honoring a Visionary for Community

Portland is making progress on affordable, fair housing

Community center renamed to honor a Portland visionary

Construction on 100 percent accessible playground begins

We're going to change the world one playground at a time

A shared path to fair housing

Fair housing testing in Portland must meet state standards, city officials say

PHB Rental Housing Investments (PDF Document, 772kb)

Know a street tree that needs pruning? Want to learn how to prune?

Community center renamed for Charles Jordan

Harper's Playground is about to become a reality

From a terrace to a crossing

South Portland gets a new place to grow together

New Portland Parks Program Offers Kids An Interactive Way to Experience Gardening, Cooking, and Food

American Winter Film

Grant Community Garden opens; Happy Cup Coffee empowers disabled adults; other Northeast Portland news: Friday Roundup

Portland Council approves 2012-13 budget

Improvements in store for East Portland parks

Biggest Winner in City Budget Vote? Portland's Safety Net

A NEW CITY BEAT

Doors slowly open for Portland-area housing recovery

Portland Development Commission deserves credit for improving its operations

Lone Sellwood parking spot for homeless may stir up City Hall

New Grant magazine hits hard and prospers

Not in My Parking Lot

A Southeast Portland church's plan to allow homeless to sleep in cars in parking lot draws neighborhood criticism

Advocates, Commissioner Fish Fight to Restore Housing, Foreclosure Prevention in City Budget

Cully Park dream moves forward; convenience store planned for Broadway/33rd Ave.; other Northeast Portland news: Wednesday Roundup

A Southeast Portland church is working to overcome neighborhood opposition to its parking lot homelessness plan

33 acres in Forest Park free of invasive, tree-killing vines, conservation district says

In southwest Portland, city plans a centennial party for Terwilliger Parkway

City's "Overnight Sleeping" Program Finds First Host—and Neighbors React in Ugly Fashion

Northwest Portland's Bud Clark Commons receives national architecture award

Bud Clark Commons wins awards: social service building honored for innovative design

City of Portland needs to take a more customer-driven approach to utilities

Bud Clark Commons Wins National Design Award

Repaired Portland parks reopen after Occupy

Bud Clark Commons lands top design prize

Repaired Portland parks reopen after Occupy

Final fences removed from Chapman, Lownsdale squares

Chapman and Lownsdale Squares Open After Restoration

Portland's parks bureau will celebrate its newest community garden Sunday in Southeast Portland

In downtown Portland, post-Occupy fences come down around Chapman, Lownsdale squares

Bike Score ranks Portland nation's 2nd best city for being bicycle commuter

Getting their day in the sun

Habitat for Humanity Tries Big-Scale Approach to Housing in Oregon

How Should Portland Honor Environmental Visionary Charles Jordan?

Lincoln High School Constitution Team Proclamation March 9 2012 (PDF Document, 1,150kb)

Alliance celebrates 10 years; recognizes volunteers

Dying on the streets: Multnomah County homeless report is a call to save lives

A new community court dedicated to the homeless at Bud Clark Commons opened Friday

Market conditions, poor economy not conducive to affordable housing

Study points to dangers facing county homeless people

Grant Magazine Subscription Form (Word Document, 11kb)

One per week: Multnomah County releases first homeless death tally

Portland Parks & Recreation is offering activities all over town to help parents during Screen-Free Week

The arts community eyes Portland mayoral race with intense scrutiny

Portland Community Gardens Map - April 2012 (PDF Document, 1,509kb)

Construction starts on Fields Neighborhood Park in the Pearl

New court connects homeless, services

Renee Myers named executive director of Forest Park Conservancy

Zenger Farm, Burgerville team to promote vegetables

David Douglas High School Hosts Youth Candidate Forum

Everyday Heroes: Local DJ Tom Farley

The State of Housing: A Portland Story (PDF Document, 52kb)

Homeownership Funding Testimony from Dr. Lisa Bates (PDF Document, 24kb)

Latino Family Day will be Friday, April 13, at the Mt. Scott Community Center

2012 City of Portland Fair Housing Month Proclamation (PDF Document, 95kb)

Portland presents Bill Naito Community Trees Awards for Arbor Day

Union Gospel Mission served 600 meals to homeless on Easter Sunday

In downtown Portland, trees get a celebration during Arbor Week event in the South Park Blocks

City classes help pre-schoolers go “Nuts about Nature”

Laying the groundwork for forest recovery

Commissioner Nick Fish Fosters Community Garden Initiative

Education home-ownership forum to be held in outer Northeast Portland

Thousand Gardens Initiative expands community garden spaces to improve health outcomes

Federal grants target homeless vets

Winter 2012 Garden Construction Update (PDF Document, 49kb)

Spring checklist for your home garden (PDF Document, 45kb)

Portland Housing Bureau says downtown urban renewal area would spur affordable housing

Listen Up City Hall: "I Support the Portland Safety Net"

Cultivating Gardens

PDX Sports

Portlander Andre Ashley Named as 'Champion of Change' by White House

Leach Botanical Garden (PDF Document, 26,929kb)

Ground broken for 80-unit affordable apartment building in Northwest Portland

"The Yards" project to add 80 affordable housing units in northwest Portland

City kicks off work on The Fields Park

Team effort makes it special

East Portland Action Plan letter of support for Leach Botanical Garden (PDF Document, 43kb)

Lents Neighborhood Association letter of support for Leach Botanical Garden (PDF Document, 51kb)

City reboots housing bias study

Shot on the Street

How could they quit on Oregon homeowners?

Southeast Portland apartment complex, property owner to pay $65,000 over claims of discrimination against families

City Council Letter of Support (PDF Document, 78kb)

'We're excited to build this new urban greenspace'

Oregon Senate OKs expanded protections for homeowners in foreclosure

Warren Jimenez, Mayor Sam Adams' second chief of staff, lands new city job

Parks Bureau Plucks Mayor Sam Adams' Top Aide

Portland Parks & Recreation Announces New Assistant Director (PDF Document, 202kb)

Portland Housing Bureau awards $9m to developers

Portland Parks announces community garden openings in North, Northeast and Southeast Portland

Planning for Our Aging Society

Home Builders add Portland to improving markets list

Commons is a model to end homelessness

Bringing the dream to life

Putting the bite on bedbugs

'When I'm dancing, that's actually when I feel better'

After 6 Months, All Apartments Occupied At 'Bud Clark Commons'

A Haven in Old Town

Six months later, Bud Clark Commons has helped thousands of Portland's homeless

Honor promise of Bud Clark Commons

In downtown Portland, report examines state of Latino community in Multnomah County

Portland City Hall Roundup

Bud Clark Commons 6-Month Update Fact Sheet (PDF Document, 96kb)

68 years later, McMinnwille vet gets a push for the Medal of Honor

Flooding washes out part of Forest Park trail in Portland, forcing indefinite closure

New center helps homeless wash away street stigma

Southeast Portland concert will raise money to build an accessible playground at Arbor Lodge Park

Southeast Portland's Franklin High achieves a first with district constitution team win

Senior hikers in the Portland area hit their stride, at their own pace

A community on common ground

Portland's huge park beckons hikers and bikers

"We the People" Remarks (PDF Document, 28kb)

Financing set for 155-unit apartment building in North Portland

Shelter helps Portland's homeless women

Making food deserts bloom

New year, new homes, old cliches

"I'll be home for Christmas" playing in my head and heart

Chief of Staff Announcement (PDF Document, 76kb)

Grant High School community garden project moves closer to spring completion in Northeast Portland

Art show will support Cascade AIDS Project; listing of art galleries: First Thursday news

Portland parks worker is in right place, right time to help kayaker

Portland parks to see restroom closures, reduced trash service under proposed cuts

Budget cuts could rile up park fans

Svaboda Court time lapse

Matt Dishman in Northeast Portland, along with other indoor city pools, hosts 'Water Warriors' get fit challenge

55th annual New Year's Day ride highlights Portland's off-road riding

Portland Parks & Recreation debuts its first nature play structure

2011: Year in Review

First, a place of their own

Jack Malcom estate donates $20,000 to Southeast Portland's Community Music Center

Portland Parks Commissioner Nick Fish balances freedom of assembly with park stewardship (PDF Document, 953kb)

Portland passes homeless camping measures

Overnight Sleeping Resolution

Portland City Council approves car camping, agrees to study new program for one year

Council approves camping program

Portland likely to allow car camping

Calling on Portlanders to help the homeless

Portland to approve pilot program to allow some car camping in church and other parking lots

Portland schools see more children slipping from middle-class to hungry

City revisits overnight sleeping rules

Volunteers at Portland Adventist Community Services help feed a growing hunger in Portland

School's career program plants seeds of change

$62 million Oregon Sustainability Center steeped in uncertainty

Chuck Amato, 50-year trainer at Portland Parks, honored with surprise announcement Friday in Northeast Portland ceremony

Union Station housing development to wrap up next year

Church's shelter overflows with need

New Report: Homelessness Among Portland Families Up 29%

Occupy Portland: Raking under way at Chapman, Lownsdale squares

Occupy activists help rake damaged parks

Casting Away the Shadows

Hall Monitor: A Step Toward Legal Camping

New Leaders (PDF Document, 45kb)

City of Portland will unveil design for bridge connecting Chimney and Pier parks, trails

A Clean and Safe Battle

Breaking: City poised to loosen camping restrictions for people experiencing homelessness

Debate about security in downtown Portland parks continues: Portland City Hall roundup

New $20 million Central City Concern building opens in Old Town

Nick Fish Unveils Plan for Small-Scale "Overnight Sleeping" Sites

Making Portland's complex food deserts grow green (PDF Document, 518kb)

Central Northeast Neighbors announces neighborhood grant projects in Northeast Portland