Portland Mayor-elect Keith Wilson pledges huge shelter push in first year

Portland voters elected a new mayor this week, trucking company CEO Keith Wilson. Wilson, the 61-year-old boss at Titan Freight Systems, ran on a promise to end unsheltered homelessness within the first year of his administration. Voters selected him as part of a historic shift in how Portland leaders are elected using ranked-choice voting, and how city government is structured.

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