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Amid a backdrop of crisis in the City of Portland, the contests for mayor and a City Council seat remain highly uncertain, according to a new poll taken for OPB. … Read More

VOTE ✔ YES FOR TED WHEELER … Read More

The City of Portland announced Thursday that more than 900 small businesses will receive grants funded by $11 million in federal COVID-19 relief money. … Read More

...Wheeler has also demonstrated a deep understanding of the ways in which this complicated city functions, and his term in office has generated real progress. … Read More

The incumbent says he’s frustrated with seemingly apathetic attitudes toward people living in unsanitary conditions on our streets … Read More

I'm writing in support of Ted Wheeler for Portland mayor. Portland needs and deserves his steady and proven leadership. The past few months have been challenging for all of us, including our mayor and other elected leaders. … Read More

Officials say the mayoral candidate mischaracterized the office’s work, potentially endangering contractors. … Read More

Coming into 2020, people expected a monumental election year. What they didn't anticipate were the truly historic developments of the past eight months: a deadly global pandemic, a devastating recession and a national racial-justice reckoning that resulted in 100-plus days of protest in Portland. … Read More

...Mayor Ted Wheeler and Commissioners had nothing but praise for the project today. “I think it’s great. I think it’s iconic. I think it’s one of those things that makes Portland really unique and special,” Wheeler said as he described it as a “win-win-win” for Vision Zero, climate action, and public health … Read More

Mayor Ted Wheeler says Portland police are working tirelessly behind the scenes to build solid criminal cases against those behind the spike in shootings and violence at political protests. Wheeler told the Portland Tribune on Monday, Oct. 5, that Police Chief Chuck Lovell has assigned a lieutenant and six officers to investigate the increase in shootings that followed the City Council's decision to disband the Gun Violence Reduction Team. … Read More