On Wednesday, Portland City Council finalized a city budget totaling over $8 billion in spending for next year. It includes more funding for alternative shelter sites and an expansion of Portland Street Response, but it also makes cuts to the office of Civic Life and less funding for the Portland Police Bureau than the mayor had requested.
Mayor Keith Wilson joined OPB’s “Think Out Loud” to discuss his plans for executing this final budget.
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