Dear @NBA Commissioner Adam Silver:
We heard you loud and clear earlier this summer when you said you wanted to keep the @trailblazers in Portland under new ownership and made it clear that our arena isn’t up to snuff.
The Blazers are in our DNA, and at the center of what
Mayor Keith Wilson
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- Today was a big day. We just announced the addition of 50 beds to the Bybee Lakes Hope Center thanks to our partnership with Helping Hands. These 24-hour shelter beds will serve homeless individuals seeking recovery from addiction. I focus a lot on emergency night shelters, but
- I took a second job at the City of Portland! Just kidding—street maintenance is best handled by our incredible @PBOTinfo workers. I'm so grateful to visit our Kerby facility, discuss our shared priorities to repair, restore, and revitalize Portland, and learn more about the
- What an incredible moment. Phil and Penny Knight are giving $2 billion to @OHSUKnight Cancer Institute. A gamechanger for cancer patients. A landmark investment for @OHSUNews. A great day for Portland and for Oregon. Congrats to Dr. Druker. Thank you, Phil and Penny. Give
- As a sanctuary city, we are focused on making Portland a safe, welcoming place for all community members. We object to the federal government attempting to defund public safety, infrastructure and other critical services in our city. Portland is obligated to uphold both stateToday, Portland joins a coalition of local governments who are suing the presidential administration for executive orders and actions that harm cities and states with sanctuary policies. “As a sanctuary city, we are focused on making Portland a safe, welcoming place for all
- Yesterday, I had the honor of swearing in our new @PDXFire Chief, Lauren Johnson. She brings a wealth of experience and a strong track record to the City of Portland. Please join me in welcoming Chief Johnson!Meet @PDXFire's new fire chief! Bringing experience from Dallas, Texas, Lauren Johnson is ready to keep Portland safe and help us tackle big-city challenges. In return, she’d love your suggestions for camping, food and coffee! Visit the city’s website to read more about Chief
00:00 - Today, it was announced that the Estate of Paul G. Allen announced plans to sell the franchise to a group of investors led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. If the sale is approved by the @NBA, per the City’s bridge agreement with the @ModaCenter, the arena lease will
- During a visit to a @multco severe weather shelter last week, I met Meadowlark, an emergency services manager with @transitionpro. I am humbled by and grateful to all the volunteers and providers, such as Transition Projects, that have stepped up to provide life-saving support,
- In my State of the City address, I called out some Portlanders I admire... Joe Wiggins was driving a @trimet bus on New Year’s Eve when his last passenger clutched his chest and asked for help. He was having a heart attack. Joe called emergency services and realized the fastest
- As I shared with the Portland City Council last week, ending unsheltered homelessness must be Portland's top priority. From my remarks: "To me, having grown up and lived in Portland, this is an unimaginable conversation that we're having right now. But, it is incumbent to us to
00:00 - Portland's Central Eastside is a vibrant neighborhood where our proud industrial heritage nourishes the technologies of the future. I was honored to join City Administrator Michael Jordan in addressing the innovative thinkers at the Central Eastside Industrial Council.
- When I see young people at City Hall, I am filled with hope. I recently had the pleasure of meeting these students from Forest Park Elementary School. I am working hard to make Portland a city that these children will choose to call home for many years to come. Thanks to
- Emergency shelters like the @salarmycascade Women’s Shelter play a critical role in ending unsheltered homelessness. If someone is ready to take their first step off the street, we need a place for them to start. There are folks who are ready to come inside and reunite with50 minutes in the cold: Waiting for a bed at Portland’s newest overnight women’s shelter oregonlive.com/politics/2025/…
- Portland has reached a long-awaited moment of transformation and promise. Last week, I was honored to be sworn into office alongside Portland’s 12 new city councilors. Justice Darleen Ortega challenged each of us to welcome diverse perspectives, listen and learn from those who




























