Portland City Council
-
PublishedAugust 8, 2020
Group recommends Portland charter commission appointees
An ad hoc group suggests three community members for the panel, and they will be voted on Monday by the full City Council.
-
PublishedAugust 7, 2020
Maine Voices: Delaying vote on charter commissioners will disenfranchise Portlanders
Contrary to the corporation counsel’s advice, November is the right time for residents to decide who they want to design our new city government.
-
PublishedAugust 6, 2020
Our View: ‘Sleep Out’ has delivered a powerful message
Homeless activists and city officials should now negotiate an end to the 2-week-old encampment.
-
PublishedAugust 3, 2020
Council’s finance committee continues FY21 budget review
-
PublishedJuly 29, 2020
Supervisors’ union president: Lack of support from elected officials demoralizing to Portland police
A recently approved City Council proposal creating a Racial Equity Steering Committee leaves out important context.
-
PublishedJuly 24, 2020
Commentary: Portland should consider putting zoning code updates on hold
ReCode itself needs to be revised to prioritize the need to repurpose land for housing.
-
PublishedJuly 23, 2020
Portland to renew effort to craft budget
The state gave municipalities more time to prepare spending plans because of the pandemic.
-
PublishedJuly 14, 2020
‘Heritage trees’ could be protected in Portland historic districts
The City Council will vote next month on rules that discourage the removal of mature trees on public and private property.
-
PublishedJune 15, 2020
Portland council again postpones vote on facial recognition technology
Studies have shown the technology misidentifies people of color more often than white people, and other cities have banned or restricted use of the technology.
-
PublishedJune 15, 2020
After pushback, Portland City Council to vote on amended poll consolidation plan
The city clerk changed the proposal after councilors and community leaders expressed unhappiness with the low number of polling locations.
- ← Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- …
- 32
- Next Page →