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After restricting youth access to e-cigarettes and banning vaping in workplaces, the board heard today how imposing a tax on e-cigarettes could help curb the explosion of vaping among teens.

The service is intended to improve livability and affordability of housing for people living on a fixed or low income.

Blumenauer’s report, called “Locked Out: Reversing Federal Housing Failures and Unlocking Opportunity,” lays out policy shifts that would tackle housing affordability and homelessness from all sides.

Many came to thank commissioners for their ongoing investments in crucial social services programs. But others brought forward heartfelt requests to continue programs that could be affected next year.

A majority of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted today to postpone a proposal that would index the Preschool for All income tax thresholds to inflation.

Multnomah County oversees a robust Adult Care Home Program for aging adults and people with disabilities. The independently owned, licensed, single-family residences offer 24-hour care for up to five

The Community Task Force for the Earthquake Ready Burnside Bridge project will meet on Monday, June 14 from 6 - 8 pm to review cost saving measures that will be studied this summer.

Commissioner Meghan Moyer toured Central City Concern 16 x Burnside Recovery Center, February 20, 2025.

City and County leaders have been working throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to pool their rent assistance funds and create systems that protect local renters, including a new eviction defense team.

Multnomah County and the Cities of Portland, Gresham, Fairview, Troutdale and Wood Village receive final Municipal Broadband report

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Multnomah County residents self-responded to the 2020 U.S. Census at a rate of 73.7 percent--a 3.2 percent increase over the 2010 Census