Join Daniel Newberry, Executive Director of JCWC, and Noah Jenkins, Riparian Program Manager on a biking tour of past and present restoration projects in the Johnson Creek Watershed. On this tour you will get insight int…
Updated August 22, 6:30 am: The Independent District Commission voted unanimously on August 21 to officially approve the Alder map. When Portland’s new charter reform is officially implemented in January 2025, it will bring a lot of changes to the city government, some of which will have a more direct impact on Portland residents than others. One of the transformations likely to be most noticeable to everyday Portlanders— many of whom feel strongly about their.
When Portland’s new charter reform is officially implemented in January 2025, it will bring a lot of changes to the city government, some of which will have a more direct impact on Portland residents than others. One of the transformations likely to be most noticeable to everyday Portlanders— many of whom feel strongly about their neighborhood identities— is the creation of four geographic districts across the city, each to be represented by three city councilors.
City officials Thursday revealed the first three locations for the city's six planned "safe rest villages," or sanctioned outdoor shelters for unhoused Portlanders. The much-anticipated announcement comes months after the idea was first pitched by City Commissioner Dan Ryan as a way to address what he refers to as a "humanitarian crisis on our streets." "We need to meet our houseless neighbors where they are and provide the shelter and services they deserve," Ryan said.