Moda Center
What should Portland receive in return for investing public money in a City-owned arena and a long-term team lease?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Budget, taxes & finance
Budgets, taxes, fees, bonds, appropriations, revenue, and financial administration.
Understand the major stories
City budget and services
Which services can Portland sustain when recurring costs grow faster than recurring revenue?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Arts Tax reform
Can Portland make the voter-created Arts Tax fairer and more accountable while preserving reliable funding for arts teachers and access?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24PCEF and climate funding
How should Portland protect voter-directed climate investments while other City services face deep shortfalls?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Housing SDC exemptions
Do broad fee exemptions produce enough new housing to justify the revenue foregone for public infrastructure?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Transportation funding
How should Portland pay for basic street and sidewalk maintenance after years of deferred work?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Keller and performing arts venues
Should Portland build a new Broadway-capable venue at PSU and then reinvent the Keller, and how would it pay for both?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24City asset strategy
How should Portland prioritize maintenance and replacement across roughly $80 billion in public assets when needs exceed available money?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Bull Run filtration
How should Portland deliver required drinking-water treatment while controlling construction risk and long-term rate pressure?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Parks levy
Will the five-year levy sustain park access and maintenance at the service levels voters were promised?
Background reviewed 2026-08-24Coming up
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