City Hall Archive
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New ‘one-stop’ domestic abuse center opens
Posted on September 7, 2010 | 2 CommentsSurvivors of domestic violence no longer have to trek from place to place to access the resources they need to escape their abusers and establish new lives, a process that can be vexing as it is time consuming. -
Landlord-tenant problems escalate in down economy
Posted on August 31, 2010 | 1 CommentLack of revenue puts strain on inspections Angela Lopez remembers when her home was making her child sick. Lopez, a transplant from Mexico and mother of three, said she spent... -
No sanctuary
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsPark ban targets trouble Anyone excluded from the New Columbia housing development in north Portland would automatically be banned from adjacent McCoy Park under a new ordinance passed by the... -
Mayor goes after illegal guns
Posted on August 24, 2010 | No CommentsIn response to nine shootings in which three people were shot and injured over a three day period last week, Portland Mayor Sam Adams has proposed a set of ordinances intended to keep illegal firearms out of the hands of offenders and off the street. -
What’s next for the Columbia River Crossing?
Posted on August 10, 2010 | No CommentsAfter months of negotiations, Columbia River Crossing planners and residents of Hayden Island have found a solution to how the project will impact their homes. However, other issues remain to be resolved before the shovels hit the dirt on the massive public works project. -
Plans drawn for Sustainability Center
Posted on August 10, 2010 | No CommentsFacility would target green economy The Portland City Council has directed the Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability and the Portland Development Commission to initiate schematic design for the Oregon... -
Pelosi praises Portland sustainability initiatives
Posted on August 6, 2010 | No CommentsNancy Pelosi, speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, lavished praise on Portland for taking initiatives on sustainability that she said would pay dividends in economic growth during a visit to the city Thursday, which included a tour of a recently weatherized home of a northeast Portland family. -
Behind on blighted properties
Posted on August 3, 2010 | No CommentsIf think you’ve seen more overgrown grass in your neighborhood, piles of garbage left on the sidewalk, and properties that are generally deteriorating, it’s probably because you have. -
Police union president: We still support Chasse cops
Posted on July 30, 2010 | No CommentsDaryl Turner, the new president of the police union, has issued a statement in support of the police officers involved in the death of James Chasse, a schizophrenic man who... -
New police union head strikes conciliatory tone
Posted on July 29, 2010 | No CommentsPortland Police Chief Mike Reese and Portland Police Association President Daryl Turner appeared before reporters today with the message that the police rank-and-file wants to get along with management. Both also want to get along with the citizenry of Portland. -
Portlanders threaten lawsuit over wireless structure
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsUnease among Portland residents about the placement of wireless technology has reached a new level, with a group of residents preparing to file a lawsuit seeking to prevent the placement of an antenna in a northeast neighborhood, claiming that City Hall is kowtowing to the wireless industry. -
Police give update on plan to address racial profiling
Posted on July 22, 2010 | No CommentsJake Thomas jthomas@portlandobserver.com Portland police gave an update on the plan to address racial profiling before the city’s Community and Police Relations Committee, showing that it had made some progress,... -
Plastic bag ban drafted
Posted on July 20, 2010 | 1 CommentPortland is gearing up to join the ranks of other cities, like San Francisco, in banning plastic bags. Mayor Sam Adams has made good on a promise to draft up an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags from supermarkets, but even in a city that has prided itself on its green reputation the proposal still faces opposition and isn’t in the clear yet. -
California poised to ban plastic bags
Posted on July 14, 2010 | No CommentsDrew Dakessian Portland has been abuzz with news that Mayor Sam Adams and members of City Council promised to draft an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags in Portland by the... -
A permanent home for Miracles Club
Posted on July 13, 2010 | No CommentsNew building will include drug-free housing
