A provided image of Portland's new district map approved by the Independent District Commission on Aug. 16, 2023. Courtesy of the City of Portland .

Each map has a district in the West, North and Northeast, Southeast, and East Portland. But the population requirement for the districts means each one must have around 163,000 residents.

They're called "tax increment financing," or TIF districts, and it's an idea that has been around in Oregon for some time and has been applied before in Portland.

The Portland Public Schools strike is the latest in a wave of educator labor actions in progressive cities up and down the West Coast. Other Oregon school districts and teachers unions are ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — About a month ago, Portland City Council approved the creation of six new districts throughout the city with the idea of generating new revenue to invest back into those ...

BEAVERTON, Ore — Portland Public Schools, the Beaverton School District, the Salem-Keizer School District and dozens of other districts across western Oregon preemptively canceled classes Friday ...

The Lloyd District, just east of the Willamette and mainly in NE Portland, is primarily a commercial region. Attractions include the Lloyd Center Mall, the Oregon Convention Center and the Moda ...

The News. Teachers and other school employees in Portland, Ore., are on strike Wednesday, canceling school for tens of thousands of children in Oregon’s largest school district.. The strike in ...