PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — As the City of Portland prepares to change its form of government, locals are getting the chance to shape how it will look. After hundreds of submissions, public testimony, and ...

For more than 100 years, all the members of Portland’s City Council have been elected citywide. That is about to change, after voters passed a major overhaul to the city charter last November. The ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — During last fall’s local elections, Portlanders voted to change the city’s form of government, and along with that change came new voting districts. On Wednesday, the city’s ...

For more than a hundred years, all the members of Portland’s city council have been elected citywide. That’s about to change after voters passed a major overhaul to the city charter last November. The ...

Imagine a time — 126 years ago — before cars existed in Portland and bicycles were cutting edge technology. These wondrous machines offered people the freedom to venture far beyond the city under ...

Three draft district map proposals based on Independent Districting Commission deliberations. (Maps via Maja Harris/Rose City Reform). Portland’s Independent Districting Commission (IDC) has selected ...

The city of Portland took a small yet significant step this week toward reshaping the city’s new form of government and election system, as approved by voters last fall. Members of the citizen-led ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — When Portlanders endorsed an overhaul of the city's form of government in November, they knew they were voting to divide the city into four electoral districts, but they didn't yet ...

When Portland’s new charter reform is officially implemented in January 2025, it will bring a lot of changes to the city government, some of which will have a more direct impact on Portland residents ...