As of the April 23, 2026 Finance & Governance Committee meeting, no final vote has been taken on allocating approximately $21 million in unspent housing funds, leaving the matter unresolved across multiple sessions dating back at least to the March 5 work session.
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Tracking 665 active issues across 420 meetings
Weekly Briefing — Aug 26 – Sep 1, 2026
Portland Bureaus Keep Ambushing Council With Emergency Ordinances, Dodging Real Public Input
Portland Fire & Rescue filed two long-anticipated fee and code ordinances as emergencies, forcing the Community & Public Safety Committee to strip one clause manually while the other passed 5-0 without standard notice. Portland Fire & Rescue knew about the state code changes unde...
Based on 3 meetings
September 1, 2026
Housing
Council committee voted unanimously to tell the city administrator: don't sign secret NDAs with data center companies, and yes, they're eyeing a moratorium on hyperscale ones next. One councilor (Pirtle-Guiney) flagged her wife works at Microsoft. Full council vote comes next, Sept 15.
Stuck on Council’s Desk
Tracked items the council has not resolved — each claim cited. Click to expand.
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The Community Board for Police Accountability has gone months without a director or independent legal counsel, leaving the board unable to fully function. As of the May 13, 2026 board meeting, members flagged the urgent need to accelerate hiring of a director, with no appointment made. On independent legal counsel, the board had scheduled a meeting with a potential candidate for a future session, with members noting that hiring city legal counsel and hiring independent counsel are two separate u
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The April 7, 2026 Community & Public Safety Committee debated the loaded firearms ordinance — with councilors raising safety concerns — but no vote or final decision was recorded; the ordinance remains unresolved.
Sources: Apr 7, 2026
September 1, 2026
Public Safety
Council's bumping fire fees up to 27% but delayed the emergency clause so people get more time to complain. Meanwhile PPB says response times keep climbing even as 911 calls drop—90-100 officers are stuck in training and priority-one calls are up 20% since 2017. No decision made on fixing it; more hearings coming.
August 27, 2026
Police Accountability
Police accountability board picked Meline Carroll as temp chair, Pete Larouse as vice chair through Dec 9, using a new ranked-choice voting tool. Permanent director pick still weeks out—public candidate event Sept 9, vote Sept 15—and they only got their own outside lawyer in July.
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- Sep 9 Community Board for Police Accountability Meeting
- Sep 9 AM Session
- Sep 10 City Council Work Session - Budget Process Revisions
- Sep 10 Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)
- Sep 15 Community & Public Safety Committee
- Sep 15 Housing & Permitting Committee
- Sep 16 PM Session
- Sep 16 Finance & Governance Committee (Whole)
- Sep 17 PM Session
- Sep 22 FPDR Board Meeting
- Sep 22 Housing & Permitting Committee
- Sep 22 Public Works Committee
Recent Votes
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Direct the City Administrator to advance a process to identify a development partner for City-owned properties adjacent to the Moda Center
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*Authorize an increase up to $245,000 in bureau rates for FY 2026-27 to implement a pilot program to subsidize transit passes for City employees
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Amend the Comprehensive Plan Map and Zoning Map for a vacant lot on NW 31st Ave described as Willamette Heights Addition, Block 18, Lot 14 at the request of Portland Parks and Recreation (LU 26-007966 CP ZC)
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Direct the Portland Bureau of Transportation to evaluate and implement no turn on red restrictions at signalized intersections within the High Crash Network
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Authorize a non-binding term sheet with Rip City Management LLC and Trail Blazers Holdings, LLC outlining the terms for Moda Center arena renovation, operating and lease agreements that will keep the Portland Trail Blazers playing in Portland for at least 20 more years
Committee Focus
City Signals
Population
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645,000
2020
2024
Median Household Income
▲ 3.5%
81,528
2018
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