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According to reporting by the Portland Business Journal, a study commissioned by the Portland City Council concludes that there would be little to no benefit from a vacancy tax proposal floated by Councilors Jamie Dunphy and Sameer Kanal in March, and could violate state law on limits to taxes imposed on real property. The 150-page report conducted by economic consulting firm ECONorthwest found virtually no potential benefits from a tax on vacant retail or residential propert

The Portland City Council is scheduled to vote on an increase to the business license income tax exemption on Wednesday, April 1st, at 9:30. Doing so will result in a tax decrease for many small businesses within the city. We urge you to let City Councilors know that there is broad support for such an increase by submitting testimony in person or in writing . Click here to submit written comments or register to testify in person. Points to emphasize: Portland is facing very

The Portland City Council Finance Committee posted its agenda for Monday's meeting late yesterday. The main topic of discussion will be a public hearing on an ordinance proposed by Mayor Wilson and Councilor Eric Zimmerman to increase the business license tax gross receipts exemption from $50,000 to $75,000 immediately, and to $100,000 in 2027. The exemption hasn't been increased since 2007, and while this is a very modest change, it will benefit an estimated 5,800 businesses

Welcome to 2026, Portland! As we enter 2026, it’s worth saying clearly: Portland made real progress in 2025. Not “problem solved” progress — but meaningful movement in the right direction, and that matters. Downtown activity is trending up. Travel Portland reports that downtown foot traffic increased roughly 5.6% from January through August 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 , reaching its highest level since the pandemic . Public safety data also showed improvement

Nearly 50 Revitalize Portland Coalition (RPC) supporters gathered at the offices of the Jordan Ramis law firm on November 19th to reconnect and hear from RPC President Jose Cienfuegos about the organization's plans for the future. "Thank you all for being here, Cienfuegos began. "I’m honored to stand before you tonight as President of the Revitalize Portland Coalition — and I’m especially proud to launch a new chapter in our journey together." "Portland matters. It matters

On November 12th the Portland City Council considered a budget amendment that would cut $4.3 million from a program that cleans and removes homeless encampments, transferring $1.5 million of the funds toward housing, food assistance and refugee support. After widespread opposition generated by alerts sent out by Revitalize Portland Coalition and other organizations, the Council rejected the proposal. This outcome signals the council’s commitment to maintaining efforts that ad