Portland City Council
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PublishedNovember 24, 2019
Jim Fossel: Portland right to put the brakes on surveillance tech
Police cameras in the schools and use of facial recognition software represent erosions of privacy that should not be taken lightly.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2019
Commentary: Portland needs more policies that encourage long-term neighbors
Columnist Greg Kesich should demand that the city think in terms of protecting working- and middle-class housing.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2019
Council postpones vote on shelter recommendations
The council will hold a workshop on how to operate the new Riverside Street homeless shelter in the coming weeks before taking the matter back up Dec. 16.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Portland poised to ask voters to expand use of ranked-choice voting
The City Council on Monday is expected to set a date to ask whether they want to expand the voting method to all council and school board elections.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Portland councilors to consider student-led ‘climate emergency’ resolution
The resolution would commit the city to pursue ambitious goals on addressing climate change.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2019
Jim Fossel: Portland’s problems won’t go away when Strimling does
His suggestion of giving the mayor more powers – as in Waterville – may actually lead to more collaboration with the City Council.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2019
Maine Voices: We’re all included in definition of ‘real Maine,’ ‘real America’
Leaders of our state's Roman Catholic and Protestant communities should denounce an anti-Semitic attack on Portland's mayor.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2019
Our View: New mayor offers Portland hope for a fresh start
Mayor-elect Kate Snyder's sweep of all 12 precincts shows her ability to bring people together.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Court must uphold Portland voters’ right to decide on campaign funding program
This is now a question of ensuring that elected officials and unelected city staff act in accord with the Maine and U.S. constitutions.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2019
Snyder elected Portland mayor
Kate Snyder ousts incumbent Mayor Ethan Strimling and defeats candidates Spencer Thibodeau and Travis Curran in Tuesday's election.
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