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Portland City Council
Portland
Portland looks at ban on AI-driven grocery pricing
An ordinance sponsored by Portland City Councilor Eric Zimmerman will get its first hearing Sept. 22.
Jobs
$573 million in public funds? Now the Blazers decide
Multnomah County and Portland City Council approved tentative commitments totaling $208 million in taxpayer-funded arena renovations.
Culture
Chavez Boulevard renaming to go before Portland City Council
The ordinance directs PBOT to absorb the roughly $200,000 cost of replacing the signs but doesn’t spell out what work to put on the shelf.
Portland
Portland’s pro-labor City Council
One year into the newly reconstituted form of government, it’s clear there’s a dramatically improved relationship with labor.
Jobs
Portland construction workforce equity agreement at risk
Facing a federal crackdown on DEI, Portland pauses parts of its workforce equity pact and approves new disparity studies.
Analysis
2025: The rest of the story
Since the start of 2025, we’ve reported over 400 stories. Here's an update about what’s happened since we last reported on some of them.
Jobs
At the City of Portland, fewer layoffs than feared
Union advocacy over months of public hearings and meetings resulted in scaled back layoff plans in the new city council’s first budget.
Jobs
PGE plans for Forest Park power line go to Portland City Council
A city hearings officer was satisfied with PGE's plans to plant more than 900 smaller-stature trees, but opponents appealed the decision.
Portland
Portland City Council sets up labor committee
Headed by labor ally Loretta Smith, the Labor and Workforce Development Committee will be one of eight policy committees.
Politics
RUNNING FOR OFFICE: Jonathan Tasini
A labor strategist wants Portland to be a policy trailblazer again.
Jobs
Portland City Council questions USPS plans
Portland City Council is asking the U.S. Postal Service to hold a local public hearing about its plan to consolidate mail sorting in Oregon.
Portland
Union officer launches run for Portland City Council
Housing Bureau employee Chris Flanary, a member of AFSCME Local 189, is one of the first to file for the all-new Portland City Council.
Collective bargaining
City Council says new auditor was wrong to make deal with workers
Simone Rede, newly installed as Portland City Auditor, didn’t think a first union contract needed to be so hard.
Politics
Unions split over Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council, but most are backing her challenger Vadim Mozyrsky
Half the unions that backed Jo Ann Hardesty for Portland City Council four years ago are now endorsing her challenger, Vadim Mozyrsky.
Jobs
Will Portland’s plan for high-road jobs survive the pullout of Broadway Corridor developer?
Unions and community groups want to know if a landmark agreement on the massive Broadway Corridor redevelopment project still stands.
Portland
Exit interview: Amanda Fritz
Amanda Fritz, a former psychiatric nurse and member of Oregon Nurses Association, talks about her 12 years at Portland City Council.
Jobs
New Pearl District neighborhood: union-built
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler called it one of the most complex and ambitious development projects the City has ever taken on.
Jobs
Former USPS site will be a model of high-road development
Portland City Council is scheduled to vote Sept. 23 on an agreement that will ensure years of employment for union construction trades workers and enhanced opportunities in construction for women and minorities.
Jobs
Breakthrough on community benefits agreement for Broadway Corridor
The 12-block public-private project on the former post office site will use union labor.
Portland
AFL-CIO forum brings Portland City hall contenders to union hall
Three months before the election, 12 candidates pitched themselves to 180 unionists.
