Portland's new form of government is looking into the state of the city's homelessness crisis as the Sunderland RV Safe Park ...

In a historic day at Portland City Hall on Thursday, the 12 members of the newly expanded City Council elected Elana ...

Pirtle-Guiney, a longtime labor union leader and former governor’s adviser, secured the coveted post over racial justice ...

Thursday was the first ever meeting of Portland’s new, 12-member City Council. While all the eyes and headlines were on the ...

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Portland's newly formed 12-member City Council, created under a restructured government system, faced challenges in its first meeting on Thursday, including tie votes for ...

The Portland City Council held its first meeting under the new form of city government on Thursday, and elected a council president after hours of tie votes.

Portland’s brand-new city council elected its first leader Thursday in a vote that previewed the political dividing lines to come and just how complicated winning a majority might be in this new form ...

The council vote was initially split 6-6 between Candace Avalos and Olivia Clark. Pirtle-Guiney was floated as an alternative and ultimately won 7-5.

Elana Pirtle-Guiney was elected to the role of Council President by the Portland City Council, allowing her to direct the ...

Elana Pirtle-Guiney will serve as president of the freshly sworn-in 12-member Portland City Council. She was elected by a 7-5 ...