City Hall’s Late-Night Budget Drama, Carving Up Committees, and Homeless Services Tax Redux

Today on City Cast Portland, we’re talking about the budget boost Portland City Council just voted in for themselves this week and their game plan for committee work. We’re also looking into Metro Council’s proposed changes to the homeless services tax that Multnomah County commissioners are not too happy about. Joining host Claudia Meza on this week’s Friday news roundup are Oregonian City Hall reporter Shane Dixon Kavanaugh and our very own senior producer, Giulia Fiaoni.

Discussed in Today’s Episode:

• Portland City Council Greenlights $4.6M Boost for Council, Mayoral Budgets [Oregonian 🔒]
• Multnomah County Commissioners to Metro Council: Don’t Mess With Homelessness Tax Dollars [Willamette Week]
• Portland City Council Committees [Portland.gov] 

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• OMSI
• D'Amore Law Group