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On January 1, 2026, license fees will increase for all food service establishments, lodgings, pools and spas, and child care facilities.

Community feedback on the plan — a strategic reset of the community’s response to homelessness — will be sought through March 29; a virtual town hall for the public is planned for March 21

Read Chair Deborah Kafoury's full State of the County address

About 170 people stayed at cooling shelters overnight Wednesday, at roughly 60% capacity for all four overnight shelters in Multnomah County.

Group of experts and people with lived experience shared their personal stories about how suicide has affected their lives when Board of Commissioners met on Thursday, Sept. 22.

Forecasts call for continuous wildfire smoke and poor air quality through the day and into tomorrow; Multnomah County requires people refrain from burning wood until advisory is lifted.

The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners declared today, Oct. 14, 2019, as Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Initial discussions between MCSO and TriMet launched in 2019 to forge a different response to public safety and behavioral health concerns on public transit. 

Multnomah County Chair Deborah Kafoury kicks off a comprehensive community effort to end local homelessness.

In July, Multnomah County Commissioners Jessica Vega Pederson and Susheela Jayapal convened the first meeting of a new wood smoke policy work group.

Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion LEAD® is a pre-booking diversion program that was developed in Seattle, WA in 2011 and has now been replicated in four other jurisdictions around the country.

The East Multnomah County Visitor Development Fund (ECVDF) is distributing $344,774 to 22 local hotels in East Multnomah County.

The County’s experts on aging are reminding the public that now, more than ever, is a time to reach out to older loved ones.

The Emergency Operations Center team is asking for 6-by-6-inch and 7-by-7-inch child-size homemade cloth masks, specifically, in “unused and in good condition.”

Community members seeking shelter for themselves should call 211 to learn where space is available and to arrange transportation.

With school approaching, health officials urge parents to get kids up-to-date on vaccines

Multnomah County public safety partners are expanding a pilot project that provides people struggling with serious chronic drug addiction a chance to access social services and treatment.

The Gateway Center for Domestic Violence serves nearly 4,000 domestic violence survivors annually.