Alex Zielinski
City Government Reporter at Oregon Public Broadcasting
But, why? Portland city govt reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting Past words: @portlandmercury @sacurrent @wcp Past lives: TX, DC, CA 📬 [email protected]
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Portland councilor pitches tax hike on companies with huge CEO salaries to address budget shortfalls
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opb.org | Alex Zielinski
Councilor Steve Novick at a Portland City Council meeting on Feb. 5, 2025, Portland, Ore. Councilor Steve Novick has a renewed plan to solve Portland’s budget woes: tax the rich. On Thursday, Novick wrote that a tax hike on companies that pay their chief executives vastly more than their rank-and-file workers would be “a way to recall corporate America to its glorious roots.”“Back in 1965, the American economy completely dominated the world,” he wrote in a city memo shared with OPB.
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opb.org | Bryce Dole |Alex Zielinski
OPB Politics NowOPB StaDuring his campaign to be Portland’s next mayor, Keith Wilson had an idyllic pitch for the city’s future. Now the mayor is up against his first major challenge: balancing the budget. With a huge funding gap, how does Wilson hope to confront the city’s problems? On the latest episode of “OPB Politics Now,” reporters Bryce Dole and Alex Zielinski discuss Wilson’s plans, the political tradeoffs and much more. Find the show anywhere you get your podcasts.
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opb.org | Alex Zielinski
FILE - Pedestrians walk on a sidewalk in Southwest Portland in 2019. Portland City Council tentatively approved a plan Wednesday to spur sidewalk construction and maintenance in Portland’s east and southwest neighborhoods, where many streets are without sidewalks. Portland City Council tentatively approved a plan Wednesday to spur sidewalk construction and maintenance in Portland’s east and southwest neighborhoods.
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opb.org | Alex Zielinski
FILE - Portland Mayor Keith Wilson in November 2024. Wilson's first budget as Portland's mayor calls for layoffs and program cuts, but he’s hopeful that it still addresses the city’s biggest issues. Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPBMayor Keith Wilson is calling for layoffs and program cuts to balance his first budget as Portland’s top official. But he’s hopeful that it still addresses the city’s biggest issues.
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opb.org | Alex Zielinski
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson delivers his first State of the City address on May 2, 2025 at Franklin High School in Southeast Portland, Ore. Portland Mayor Keith Wilson delivered a message of hope in the midst of uncertainty at his first State of the City address Friday. “I’m filled with optimism about Portland’s future and our ability to solve the issues we now face,” said Wilson, addressing a crowded auditorium in Southeast Portland’s Franklin High School.
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Mayor Keith Wilson and Gov. Tina Kotek convened a meeting Thursday with housing developers, construction firms and other city officials to float solutions to the city’s slow pace of housing development. “We’re struggling here in Portland,” said Wilson. https://t.co/ADPMvCHuO0
Changes are coming for Portland's behavioral health first response team, signaling a step toward formalizing a program that’s struggled to get its footing. (and both unions representing PSR and police agree this is the right move) https://t.co/yzRLUfoAhu
RT @dirquez: Positive news for lawmakers preparing a new state budget this morning. The state economist says they can expect an extra $350…