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Vast majority of Portland residents are 'dissatisfied' with progressive leadership of the city
A whopping 70% of Portland area voters disapprove of their city’s progressive leadership in city council members and Mayor Ted Wheeler, according to a new poll.
“I’ve seen Portland change dramatically in the last six or seven years and I hate to say it’s not been for the better,” one participant told The Oregonian. “I’m very dissatisfied with our government, our local government. I don’t think they’re doing their job at all. I will vote this time because I like to complain. But I’m not even sure it matters at this point.”
The survey, conducted on behalf of The Oregonian by DHM Research, found that while 24% of Portland area registered voters approved of Wheeler as the city’s leader, the overwhelming majority, 70%, find his performance unacceptable.
Meanwhile, the Portland City Council had a disapproval rating of 70%, with a net negative of 54%.
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“There’s no doubt that if you walk or drive around Portland, you’ll be assaulted by evidence of city and county failures. Tents, garbage, potholes, traffic. As voters, we’re highly reactive to our immediate visual surroundings,” Portland State University professor Jack Miller told The Oregonian.
Residents of the Rose City think local leadership could improve on their management of homelessness, as the survey found 91% of voters object to their government’s approach to the issue.
A majority of respondants – 78% – dislike the city’s approach to mitigating crime, a number that increases to 89% when focused on drug addiction.
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The Oregonian reported, “Of the five elected officials the poll asked about by name, the net negatives were highest for Wheeler (46%), Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson (31%), Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt (28%) and Washington County Chair Kathryn Harrington (10%). Only Clackamas County Chair Tootie Smith managed to keep her net negative rating in single digits, at 8%.”
More than half of the metro area population – 66% – agree that Portland is on the wrong track.
“Our biggest problem is that they don’t seem interested in actually solving issues – they just want to talk about them,” 22-year-old Portland native Caleb Powell told The Oregonian.
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Drugs and Portland in a photo illustration. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images and Hannah Ray Lambert/Fox News Digital)
In a comment to Fox News Digital, Cody Bowman, communications director for Wheeler’s administration, wrote that the concerns of local citizens are “prioritized in the mayor’s recently proposed budget.”
“This polling reaffirms that Mayor Wheeler’s priorities remain aligned with Portlander’s top concerns, particularly in the areas of homelessness, livability, community safety, and supporting our local economy,” Bowman said. “Mayor Wheeler agrees with public sentiment that the status quo is not working. He is continuing to work closely with his colleagues on the City Council to deliver change for our community—and we are seeing progress.”
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BUTTE, Mont. — The city of Belgrade has earned some serious bragging rights.
The city of Belgrade’s tap water won a blind taste test on Thursday morning at a joint conference of the Montana Section of the American Water Works Association (MSAWWA) and the Montana Water Environment Association (MWEA).
Belgrade now moves onto the national AWWA annual conference in Washington D.C. in June, where they will compete for the People’s Choice and Best of The Best Awards.
Montana tap water has scored well at the national conference in the past. In 2015, the Big Sky County Water and Sewer District won the Best of the Best award. In 2019, Bozeman won third place in the Best of the Best competition.
Water is judged based on taste, clarity, aftertaste, and odor.
“It is definitely a point of pride and a little bit competitive between communities around Montana. It’s pretty fun to see the operators that work so hard on their water sources and bringing that into their communities to be able to take that to even the state level and the national level, and take home a prize for that,” said Carrie Gardner, national director for the Montana section of the AWWA and a water/wastewater regional team manager for Great West Engineering. “So, it’s truly important to everyone here just to deliver clean, safe, water. But that’s also a fun aspect, to be able to have some bragging rights, too.”
Belgrade was one of only three cities that provided samples of their water to the conference this year, joining Missoula and Kalispell.
Thursday’s taste test was part of the final day of the conference, where operators, engineers, consultants, and regulators from across the state work together to protect Montana’s water resources.
This year’s conference theme was Resiliency and Risk.
“All of us are here because we care about the communities we live in in Montana and being able to have drought resistant systems,” said Gardner. “Water is a critical resource. So our focus is delivering clean water, public health, and safety. Making sure we have sources available, and, that we’re cleaning that water going back so we can have less environmental impacts and be able to reduce the issues that drought causes.”
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) – The non-profit, Communities of Schools in Western Nevada is hosting its second annual Concert with a Cause featuring Yachtley Crew.
The seven-piece SoCal sensation who’ve sparked a nationwide Yacht Rock craze since bursting onto the scene in 2017. They’ve earned a reputation for selling out venues, delivering unforgettable live performances, and bringing soft rock hits from the late ’70s and early ’80s to life.
They are performing at the Grand Sierra Resort on May 15th, 2026. For tickets, visit www.grandsierraresort.com/entertainment/concerts-and-shows/yachtley-crew
CIS of Western Nevada is also looking for sponsors for the event. To learn more go to www.cisnevada.org/locations/western/
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