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City, County to discuss high stakes Blazers/Moda Center deal
The first public Multnomah County Commission and Portland City Council meetings on hotly debated funding improvements to the Moda Center are scheduled for next week. The County Commission discussion will happen first on Tuesday, June 23. County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson has pledged $88 million toward the $600 million in proposed renovations, but the commission…
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Herman Greene first to enter county commission race for N/NE seat
By Mark Kirchmeier Rev. Herman Greene has announced his candidacy for the North/Northeast Portland District 2 seat on the Multnomah County Commission. In the November general election, Greene is seeking to fill the current position of Commissioner Shannon Singleton who must vacate the seat, as she is currently running for county chair. Greene, pastor of…
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Multnomah County planning for CEI Hub emergency
The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners is considering a resolution to ensure the county has funding to deliver essential health and emergency services following the release of hazardous materials from the Critical Energy Infrastructure Hub (CEI) in industrial Northwest Portland. The CEI Hub is a six-mile concentration of industrial facilities along the west bank of the Willamette River.…
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2026 Oregon Legislature considers deal to renovate Moda Center, keep Portland Trail Blazers
Oregon Senate President Robert Wagner (D-Lake Oswego) has introduced a bill at the 2026 Oregon Legislature that would require the State of Oregon and City of Portland to take part ownership of the Moda Center to renovate the arena to keep the Portland Trail Blazers in town. Texas businessman Tom Dundon and a number of…
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Multnomah County Commissioner Shannon Singleton running for County Chair
Multnomah County Commissioner Shannon Singleton has announced that she is running for Multnomah County Chair. Singleton currently represents District 2, which includes North and Northeast Portland. There will be no May primary election for hr chairs race because all elected county positions are now being decided by rank-choice voting at the November general election. “I…
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North Portland homeless drop-in center sparks controversy, Singleton and Pirtle-Guiney promise help
District 2 Multnomah County Commissioner Shannon Singleton is promising to work to solve growing problems associated with the county’s homeless day center that opened in St. John mid-July. Portland City Council President Elana Pirtle-Guiney, who represents North Portland, is aware of the concerns but also believes the center provide vital services. The North Portland Drop-In…
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New 17-unit veterans’ shelter opens in Kenton
Homeless veterans with wounds to the body or the mind will get respite and treatment at the new Thayer Family Foundation Veterans Shelter in downtown Kenton. “My father was a Black Vietnam War Veteran. He struggled with addiction and homelessness throughout his life and did not want to access Veterans Affairs services,” said Multnomah County…
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County funds interim Belmont Library, nixes St. Johns’
Multnomah County library officials are not funding an interim library for the recently closed St. Johns branch, while spending $366,000 for an interim facility for the under-renovation Belmont branch in Southeast Portland. “The decision to do temporary service during Belmont’s construction was driven by the fact that Belmont processed 340,000 checkouts” last year while St.…
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Jesse Beason, North PDX County Commissioner, reduces hours
North/Northeast Portland residents will not have a full-time Multnomah County Commissioner for the next three months following a decision by Commissioner Jesse Beason to work only eight to ten hours a week. When former County Commissioner Susheela Jayapal resigned from office to run for the U.S. Congress in November, she appointed Beason to succeed her. Beason, a full-time chief executive of…
