Neighbors West-Northwest
Landmark Bill: Legislature lifts inclusionary zoning preemption, a top priority for Portland A bipartisan vote in the Oregon House of Representatives passed a landmark bill that lifts the state’s preemption on inclusionary zoning. Now the City of Portland can require affordable housing units to be incorporated into multifamily developments, even if they don’t receive City funding. […]
2016 PRIMARY ELECTION | NONPARTISAN FORUMS AND INFORMATION The LWV Voters’ Guide, public candidate forums and an issue forum, as well as interviews of selected candidates for state offices, will be available to the public at various venues, on the internet, and elsewhere. These voter resources are being provided by League of Women Voters (LWV) […]
A Basic Earthquake Emergency Communications Node (BEECN) is a place to go in Portland neighborhoods after a major quake to ask for emergency assistance or to report severe damage or injury. Cell phones, landlines, texting and internet service are not resilient enough to endure the damage anticipated from a Cascadia Subduction Zone Quake. The 48 […]
Saturday, March 12, 2016, the Portland City Council unanimously passed a Resolution authorizing City Attorney Tracy Reeve to sue the Monsanto Company for contaminating water bodies within the City with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs are manmade toxic chemicals which cannot be contained to their original application and which can last for many decades in the […]
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is scheduled to release a cleanup plan for the Portland Harbor in early April (but not on April Fool’s Day). The City of Portland has asked Oregon’s Kitchen Table to create a 10 minute survey to help them better understand what residents want this cleanup to achieve. Columbia Corridor Association […]
The City of Portland invites you to participate in upcoming budget-related events. Community Budget Forum Tuesday, April 5th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Wilson High School Cafeteria, 1151 SW Vermont St. Community Budget Forum Tuesday, April 12th, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Alice Ott Middle School Auditorium, 12500 SE Ramona St. Budget Committee Public Hearing Thursday, May […]