Two months after voters approved a sweeping change to city government, the Portland City Council last week approved 13 nominees to the commission that will reshape how Portlanders are represented.
Mayor changes to Portland’s form of government approved by voters took a major step forward Wednesday with the appointment of the independent commission that will draw the boundaries for four
Major changes to Portland’s form of government, approved by voters in November, will begin moving forward with the appointment of the independent commission that will draw the boundaries for four
Portlander Samuel Hambrick never learned to drive because he believed cars were too dangerous. "He was afraid he could hurt someone," his mother, Susan Hambrick told the Mercury. In September 2021, Samuel was walking along Highway 30 in Northwest Portland in the early morning when he was hit and killed by a person driving a car. The highway doesn’t have sidewalks or a large shoulder, so Samuel—a transit-dependent pedestrian—was walking on the side of the.