DIRECTOR'S DESK | Portland's mayor says his priorities are protecting renters' rights, adding affordable housing I had the opportunity to sit down with Mayor Ted Wheeler last week in the midst of the snowstorm to talk about housing and home ...
19 Jan 2017 - Israel Bayer
Fed up with the ‘tyranny of the majority,’ they are pushing for a City Council made up of district representatives in lieu of at-large commissioners. And they believe that this time, the effort stands a chance. Deborah Harris ran for mayor of Portland bec ...
6 Jul 2016 - Thomas Buell Jr.
Street Roots asked Portland’s 2016 mayoral candidates 13 questions Ted Wheeler is Oregon’s state treasurer. He is a former chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners. Wheeler is running for mayor of Portland. Here are his responses to Street ...
11 Apr 2016 - Street Roots
During a speech he delivered on World Environment Day 2013, Portland Mayor Charlie Hales urged the state to stop investing in fossil fuels. One month later, during a visit with environmental journalist Bill McKibben, he reaffirmed his commitment to steeri ...
6 Feb 2015 - Emily Green
Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler admits that most Oregonians know very little about what he does — he said even he didn’t know much about the job before he took it. But it’s an important position, and as financial concerns grow across the state, his dep ...
17 Jul 2014 - Emily Green
Balancing act: Ted Wheeler wants to talk urban renewal areas. Here's why you should listen From the July 10 edition of Street Roots From his corner office on the sixth floor of the Multnomah County building, County Chairman Ted Wheeler has a panorami ...
23 Jul 2009 - Street Roots
April Fools: City, County and State government confused about stimulus- Merkley says time are hard From the April 1 edition of Street Roots. (The April Fools edition was one of the most popular Street Roots ever published. We sold out of the newspaper in ...
15 Apr 2009 - Street Roots