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Portland ‘participatory budget’ ballot measure failing in early returns

Early election returns show voters rejecting a ballot measure meant to give Portlanders a bigger say in the city’s budget process. Measure 26-267 would create a “participatory budgeting program” where the public would be able to vote on how to spend 2% of the city’s annual discretionary budget. The measure’s advocates say the model would improve transparency on how the city spends public dollars and build Portland’s trust in their elected officials.

Portland, OR · 4d
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Portland refugee service provider faces 73 layoffs amid federal funding cuts

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Seventy-three jobs could soon be lost at a Portland-area behavioral healthcare provider. In a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification filed with the state on Oct. 30, representatives from Morrison Health & Family Services said the layoffs would occur on Dec. 31 unless the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement approved its grant renewal application.

Portland, OR · 5d
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Oregon Families Fight to Keep Neighborhood Schools Open as Closure Plans Advance

Parents and students are organizing protests, challenging school boards and pressing elected officials to intervene as proposed closures threaten neighborhood schools in Portland, Salem-Keizer and Tigard-Tualatin. The three districts have announced plans that could close as many as 21 schools over the next several years, while two Corvallis campuses have already closed.

Portland, OR · 5d
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Gresham Outlook

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Gateway-Gresham Elks honor vets with giveaways, service

A local service club has long supported veterans through a series of projects, donations, and events aimed at uplifting the men and women who serve. The Gateway-Gresham Elks Lodge has […]

Gresham, OR · 4d

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Frybread Fest Returns to Director Park, Expanding After 8,000-Plus Turnout

The third annual Frybread Fest returns to Director Park on Saturday, Nov. 7, after more than 8,000 people attended the 2025 festival, according to Downtown Portland Clean & Safe. The free event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., with Indigenous artists, food vendors, drum performances and cultural demonstrations. The...

Portland, OR · 4d

West Linn Tidings

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Hearings officer weighs the future of West Linn’s Tannler Drive development

In August, the West Linn Planning Commission denied an application by Tannler Holdings for a 10-building, multi-use development at Tannler Drive and Blankenship Road. This decision prompted the developer to […]

West Linn, OR · 5d

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Extra Extra: Journey Theater brings Newsies musical to Clark County

The story of paperboy Jack Kelly is returning to the youth theater stage at Fort Vancouver High School thanks to Journey Theater's production of Newsies. "It was based on real people, and it ...

Clark County, WA · 4d

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ELECTION RESULTS: Incumbents lead in Portland City Council District 3 and 4 races

The incumbents in both Portland City Council races on the ballot this year were retaining their seats in unofficial early vote results Tuesday night. In District 3, Tiffany Koyama Lane, Angelita Morillo and Steve Novick were the three leading candidates of 21 in this ranked-choice race. Olivia Clark, Mitch Green...

Portland, OR · 4d

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Tualatin Mayor of Eight Years Reflects on His Career Before Retiring

Wrapping up 16 years of volunteer public service to Tualatin– eight on City Council and eight as mayor since 2018 – Frank Bubenik built his civic career on a simple premise: making sure city leaders truly listened to their community. “You don’t want a mayor who’s shut in...

Tualatin, OR · 5d

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WSDOT wants public input on proposed high-speed rail connecting Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver

The Washington State Department of Transportation is asking for public input as it studies a potential high-speed rail line connecting Seattle, Portland and Vancouver, British Columbia.

Seattle, WA · 5d

Portland Tribune

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OMSI exhibition takes visitors behind the thrills of Universal theme parks

Ever wondered how a dinosaur seems to leap off the screen, how a monster gets its scare just right or what makes a theme park ride feel too close to […]

Portland, OR · 4d

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OPB’s First Look: Election Day Eve

Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Election Day is tomorrow. Voters in Oregon and Southwest Washington have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to submit their ballots. OPB politics reporter Bryce Dole briefs us on some of the biggest issues before...

Portland, OR · 5d

Lake Oswego Review

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Election: Early returns show Miles, Guiney, Ramsey and Walsh leading in Lake Oswego City Council race

Based on returns as of 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4 from the Oregon Secretary of State’s Office, Suzanne Miles, Bryan Guiney, Heather Ramsey and Patrick Walsh are leading the race […]

Lake Oswego, OR · 4d

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Report: Complaints at Portland's shelter pod villages range from stolen belongings to staff misconduct

A new city survey of people who've stayed in Portland's alternative homeless shelters — better known as Safe Rest Villages — finds that many have concerns about staff conduct, evictions, stolen property and the way complaints are handled by operators. The city Ombudsman's office, an independent watchdog which...

Portland, OR · 10d

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Results for ballot measures and initiatives in Washington, Oregon

Washington · 3d

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Interstate Bridge Replacement as a Tunnel: Totally Doable

This is an alternative to the Columbia River Crossing / Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) Project based on an immersed tube tunnel (ITT). The IBR proponents have been against using an ITT, and I will address their concerns at the end. The principal advantages of a tunnel are that it frees up land, leaves nothing in the water that impedes river traffic, and leaves nothing in the air that impedes air traffic. (For those not familiar, one reason that the IBR is a hot mess is that it needs to be high enough to allow for barge traffic but low enough to not intrude into approach routes to the airport. It is still high enough off the ground at either side of the river to demand huge disruptive interchanges on the waterfront.)

Vancouver, WA · 7d

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A century later, the curtain is going up again at Oregon City’s first movie theater

A new theater venue is coming to downtown Oregon City, bringing live performance back to a building that once housed the city’s first movie theater. First City Theater purchased the building at 720 Main St., most recently home to the Pioneer Pub. Husband-and-wife owners Eric and Aden Nepom plan to return the space to its performance roots with improv, scripted theater, musicals, burlesque, classic movies and stand-up comedy.

Oregon City, OR · 5d

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Portland's Under-5 Population Drops by a Third as Schools Face Closures

Portland has far fewer young children than it did just over a decade ago, and the ripple effects are already reshaping the city's school system. New census data released the week before publication shows the number of Portland children under 5 has declined by more than a third since 2010, a shift that poses challenges for the city's schools, public services and economy.

Portland, OR · 6d

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Game Show Battle Rooms Opens Oregon's First Arena in Tualatin This December

A new entertainment venue is set to turn Tualatin into Oregon's home base for competitive game shows. Game Show Battle Rooms is scheduled to open its doors at Nyberg Rivers on December 9, 2026, marking the company's 26th location nationwide and its first in the state. According to EIN Presswire,...

Tualatin, OR · 5d

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Newberg Wastewater Plant Expansion Estimated at $32 Million, Slated for 2029 Completion

NEWBERG, Ore. — Most residents of any municipality interact with wastewater by pressing the toilet handle and hearing it flushed down the pipes and out of our minds. But behind the scenes, hundreds of pipes in Newberg are carrying that waste beneath our feet to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. There, it undergoes a nearly three-month purification process that ends with the clean water deposited into the Willamette River and the solids sold back to the public in the form of Grade A compost.

Newberg, OR · 5d