Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos (District 1) has released language for a proposal that would require most commercial and multi-family property owners to reduce the carbon emissions from their buildings by 20% every five years starting in 2030 and reach zero emissions by 2050. An ordinance enacting the requirement is expected to come to the City Council Committee on Housing and Permitting (which Avalos chairs) on September 1st. According to information released by Avalos, "the Climate &...

The Portland City Council voted unanimously earlier today to reject an appeal of the redevelopment master plan for the Lloyd Center mall previously approved by the Design Review Commission. The vote came despite testimony from nearly one hundred witnesses wearing "Save Lloyd" t-shirts urging Councilors to stop the project at a June 24th public hearing. In testimony urging the Council to reject the appeals, the Commercial Real Estate Public Affairs Collaborative (Portland Metro Chamber, Smart...