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Portland is the largest city, cultural/commercial hub, and major port of the state of Oregon. Its population in 2017 was 647,800 within city limits, 2,425,000 in the Portland metropolitan statistical area (MSA), and 3,160,488 in the combined statistical area (CSA). Portland is located at the north end of the Willamette (pronounced "will-AM-it") Valley, where the Willamette river confluences into the Columbia River that separates Oregon from Washington state. Roughly 60% of Oregon's population resides within the Portland metropolitan area.
== Government ==
See [http://yimby.wiki/wiki/Politics,_Elections_and_Legislation#Oregon the Oregon section of Politics, Elections, and Legislation] for additional information.
=== Municipal Government ===
The [http://www.portlandoregon.gov/25999 government of the City of Portland] consists of an elected City Council which consists of the Mayor, four Commissioners, and an auditor. Each of these officials is elected city-wide for a four-year term. The Commissioners, who are elected city-wide, oversee portfolios, termed [http://www.portlandoregon.gov/article/25147 bureaus], which can consist of City departments and programs, assigned to them by the Mayor. The Portland City Commission [the City's governing body, also called the City Council] as a whole is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes and making or amending city laws, policies and ordinances. As of this writing, '''the next Portland municipal election is scheduled for May 15, 2018.'''
[https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/26997 Portland City Council Agendas] (upcoming agendas are accessible from a sidebar link on this page) and [https://www.portlandoregon.gov/28258 City Council Session and Public Meetings Archived Video]
Additionally, Portland is organized into [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neighborhoods_of_Portland,_Oregon 95 officially recognized neighborhoods]. These neighborhoods and the city government as linked via [https://www.portlandoregon.gov/oni/ Portland's Office of Neighborhood Involvement] and the (volunteer) City-funded neighborhood associations of each of the neighborhoods.
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The neighborhood associations are further collected into seven geographically-grouped district coalitions (with two exceptions, Healy Heights and Lloyd District) through which the City's funding flows:
*[https://nwnw.org/ Neighbors West-Northwest (NWNW)
*[http://npnscommunity.org/ North Portland Neighborhood Services (NPNS)]
*[http://necoalition.org/ Northeast Coalition of Neighborhoods (NECN)]
*[http://cnncoalition.org/ Central Northeast Neighbors, Inc. (CNN)]
*[http://www.eastportland.org/ East Portland Neighborhood Office (EPNO)]
*[http://www.seuplift.org/ Southeast Uplift Neighborhood Program (SE Uplift)]
Resident-led [https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/43126 advisory boards and commissions], appointed by members of the City Council following an application process, also play a critical part in the governing of the city. These bodies review, debate, and comment upon city policies and legislation and make recommendations to the City Council.
Of relevance here are the following:
[https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/168799 Design Commission] - "The Design Commission, authorized under Portland City Code 33.710.050, provides leadership and expertise on urban design and architecture and on maintaining and enhancing Portland's historical and architectural heritage."
[https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/67023 Building Code Board of Appeals] - "The Building Code Board of Appeals is authorized under Portland City Code 24.10.080 and the State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code."
[https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/250333 Floating Structures Board of Appeals] - "The Floating Structures Code Board of Appeal will consisting of six members and six alternates who are knowledgeable about construction as regulated by the base building codes and the construction and maintenance of floating structures and moorage facilities."
[https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/168808 Historic Landmarks Commission] - "The Historic Landmarks Commission provides leadership and expertise on maintaining and enhancing Portland's historic and architectural heritage."
[https://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/67555 River Community Advisory Committee] - "The River Community Advisory Committee is a citizen advisory body, comprised of six members who represent a variety of floating structures interests."
==== "Impact Reduction Program" "One Point of Contact" also known as IRP and HUCIRP ====
''Main article: [[Homeless_encampments#HUCIRP_-_Homelessness_and_Urban_Camping_Impact_Reduction_Program|Homeless encampments]]''<br>
This is where you're referred to when you complain about illegal camps to the police, or other city bureaus. It is a program of the Office of Management and Finance.
[https://www.portland.gov/homelessnessimpactreduction/overview Impact Reduction Program overview]. City of Portland vendor Central City Concern is dispatched to evaluate the campsite and assesses a score, and those above a certain score point are referred to Rapid Response Bio Response. <ref>https://www.streetroots.org/news/2022/08/31/kaia-sand-bringing-housed-and-unhoused-communities-together-vital</ref><ref>https://www.portlandoregon.gov/toolkit/article/562214</ref>
FY 2022-2023 program roster
* Sharon Wade Ellis, Coordinator II (FY 22-23 salary: $84,110)
* Corrine Thiem, Coordinator II (FY 22-23 salary:$82,006)
* Katherine Ruth Lindsay, Coordinator III (FY 22-23 Salary:$87,031)
* Lucas Andrew Hillier, Manager I, (FY 22-23 Salary: $123,885) (B.O.P. Register Number: 64789-065)
(Salary data ref: https://www.oregonlive.com/data/2023/09/heres-how-much-every-portland-city-employee-got-paid-last-year.html)
=== Joint Office of Homeless Services (JoHS) ===
It is a joint program of the Multnomah County and City of Portland which coordinates local, state and federal funding related to homelessness in Portland and Multnomah County. <ref>https://johs.us/who-we-are/</ref>
=== Regional Government ===
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=== State Government ===
Much of the legislation that relates to housing, transportation, development and land use in Portland is ultimately determined at the state level, in the state legislature in Oregon's capital, Salem.
Like the United States federal government, Oregon's state government consists of three branches:
== Public and Governmental Resources ==▼
*Legislative branch, represented by the House of Representatives (sixty members elected to two-year terms) and the Senate (thirty members elected to four-year terms) of the [http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/ Oregon Legislative Assembly] (popularly termed the Oregon State Legislature)
*Executive branch, represented by the states administrative apparatus and its [http://www.oregon.gov/gov/pages/index.aspx Governor]. Oregon governors serve four-year terms and are limited to two consecutive terms of office. As of this writing, the '''next gubernatorial election is scheduled for November 6, 2018'''.
*Judicial, led by the Head Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
See list of enacted Oregon legislation relating to housing, transportation, development, and land use.
▲== Public and Governmental Resources ==
== Housing, land use, urbanist, YIMBY, & tenant organizations ==
(see also [http://yimby.wiki/wiki/YIMBY_organizations_directory#Portland YIMBY Organizations Directory > Portland]).
*[https://portlandforeveryone.org/ Portland for Everyone] ([https://twitter.com/pdx4all pdx4all])
*Portland YIMBY ([https://twitter.com/PortlandYIMBY @PortlandYIMBY])
*PDX YIMBY (Yes, In My BackYard) - [https://www.facebook.com/groups/236403716698010/ Facebook group].
*[http://pdxshoupistas.com/ Portlanders for Parking Reform] (aka Portland Shoupistas) ([https://twitter.com/pdxshoupistas @pdxshoupistas])
*[http://sunnysideneighborhood.com/ Sunnyside Neighborhood Association]
*City Club of Portland
*Oregon Walks
*Fix Our Streets Portland
*[https://www.pdxtu.org/ Portland Tenants United]<br/> Mission Statement "The mission of Portland Tenants United is to build power and solidary among the tenant class throughout the Portland metro region as a member-driven tenant union. Through organizing, direct action, coalition building, and civic engagement, Portland Tenants Union fights to keep people in their homes, and to achieve dignity and security for all tenants." (- accessed at pdxtu.org 9/13/18).
*[http://oregoncat.org/ Community Alliance of Tenants] (Oregon)<br/> "CAT is a tenant membership organization. Low-income tenants – predominantly low-wage workers, families with children, people living with disabilities, seniors, and people of color – are CAT’s primary membership base. CAT is building a strong housing justice movement that is led and directed by those who are most impacted by Oregon’s affordable housing crisis – low-income renters."
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*McCann, Fiona. "[https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/11/14/the-essential-portland-bookshelf-32-books-that-define-our-city-and-state The Essential Portland Bookshelf: 32 Books That Define Our City and State.]" ''Portland Monthly'', December 2016. <br/> [https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/11/14/the-essential-portland-bookshelf-32-books-that-define-our-city-and-state https://www.pdxmonthly.com/articles/2016/11/14/the-essential-portland-bookshelf-32-books-that-define-our-city-and-state].
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Marshall, John. "[http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/10/books-convey-the-spirit-of-northwest/ Books Convey The Spirit Of Northwest]." (Sidebar: "The 12 Essential Northwest Books"). ''Seattle Post-Intelligencer'', Aug. 10, 1997. <br/> [http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/10/books-convey-the-spirit-of-northwest/. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/1997/aug/10/books-convey-the-spirit-of-northwest/. ]
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Powells Books. "[http://www.powells.com/post/required-reading/required-reading-40-books-set-in-the-pacific-northwest Required Reading: 40 Books Set in the Pacific Northwest]." ''PowellsBooks.Blog'', March 10, 2014.<br/> [http://www.powells.com/post/required-reading/required-reading-40-books-set-in-the-pacific-northwest http://www.powells.com/post/required-reading/required-reading-40-books-set-in-the-pacific-northwest].
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