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| | |  | Portland Mayor Keith Wilson has many ideas for filling Portland's multi-million-dollar budget deficit. (City of Portland) |
| Mayor Keith Wilson Releases New Budget Proposal | This week, Mayor Keith Wilson released his budget proposal for the 2026 - 2027 fiscal year, which starts July 1. Yesterday, it was discovered that some of the figures in the initial release were incorrect, due to "unexpected glitches" in transferring information. The mayor presented the corrected budget to Portland City Council yesterday morning — they have until June 10 to propose changes and vote to adopt the budget. Here are some ways Mayor Wilson suggests filling Portland's $172 million budget gap. [Oregonian / OPB] | | - Homelessness: Despite a growing homeless population, the mayor proposed cutting the shelter budget by around 30% — but keeping $31 million that the regional homelessness services contract has previously guided the city to give to Multnomah County. Multnomah, Washington, and Clackamas counties, as well as the regional government Metro, all declined to contribute dollars to Portland's budget this year. Recently, there has been disagreement between the mayor and Multnomah County over the state of homelessness locally. [OPB / Oregonian]
- Public safety: There is a 6% reduction in the Portland Police Bureau’s budget in the mayor's proposal. This includes cutting 34 positions for unarmed officers responding to low-level calls, four Portland Street Response positions, and more cuts to gun violence prevention and crime victim services broadly. [OPB]
- Parks: Mayor Wilson's proposal would cut parks maintenance by nearly $3 million, including removing about 46 Parks and Recreation jobs. All parks and community centers would remain open, but it proposes new holiday closures and shorter hours for kids' programs, park splash pads, and some community centers. [OPB]
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| What Portland's Talking About |
| | Oregonian Booted Out of Trump's Cabinet | The Trump administration announced on Monday that Labor Secretary — and former U.S. representative for Oregon's 5th District — Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving her position after being caught abusing her power on multiple occasions. Chazez-DeRemer resigned after internal investigations looking into allegations that she was drinking alcohol on the job and had an affair with a subordinate. [Oregonian] | | 119 Years of Serving Old Town | Back in December, historic Portland restaurant Dan & Louis Oyster Bar didn't think they would make it through Christmas. Since then, the fourth-generation family-run business has reported steady business and new regulars, although they're not quite in the clear. The owners are calling on Portlanders to help keep the restaurant going, highlighting plans to celebrate 503 Day (with dining specials) right around the corner. [Oregonian] | | More Taxes To Fix Roads? | Today on the podcast, we’re talking about City Hall’s plan to raise taxes and fees to address crumbling roads. We also have tips for urban foraging this spring and ideas for the best weekend trips in our region right now. Joining City Cast Portland host Claudia Meza are Bryan M. Vance of Stumptown Savings and Norther Emily of Wild Solitude Guiding. [City Cast Portland 🎧] |
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| | | Here in Oregon, we look out for bikes on the road every day – especially during National Bicycle Safety Month. As the weather warms up and more people bike and roll to work and school, let’s remember to keep each other safe: Slow down. Stay alert. And always leave extra space for bikes. Let’s share the road, in May and all year long. So we can all get there safely. A reminder from ODOT. | |
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