Portland Mayor Sam Adams says that affordable housing is calculated citywide — not district by district
The city’s 30 percent set aside for affordable housing in urban renewal areas is calculated citywide -- not district by district
The city’s 30 percent set aside for affordable housing in urban renewal areas is calculated citywide -- not district by district
Per-student K-12 state funding for Portland Public Schools has dipped from $6,036 in the 2007-2008 school year to $5,644 in the 2010-2011 school year
If we had the same staffing ratio (of officers to residents) as Seattle, we'd have 300 more officers in our department."
(Dennis) Richardson wants to make drastic cuts to services we depend on: schools, home care for seniors, even public safety -- all so Richardson can…
"For every one ESD superintendent position, we can pay for three speech pathologists, or three special needs instructors, or three classroom teachers."
Since Oregon’s prescription-only law took effect, meth lab incidents have dropped by 96 percent and meth-related arrests by 32 percent.
"Oregon is the only state out of the 50 states in the USA that continues to pay 100% of the medical benefits for its employees…
Oregon concealed gun applications include "home phone numbers, home address, Social Security numbers, what kinds of guns you have in the house … whether you…
Says Oregon is "near the top or at the top of the list" when it comes to capital gains tax
Says "for the equivalent cost of a single mile of freeway, we have a bike infrastructure."
Says city of Portland has a one-time $22 million surplus
Says Oregon recyclers can't recycle plastic bags