Fox News

'Let this serve as a warning': Anarchists claim responsibility for burning car outside city leader's home

Self-described anarchists boasted that they "torched a car" parked in front of a city commissioner's home early Friday morning in Portland, Oregon. A 2024 Honda Accord caught fire around 1:30 a.m. on ...
KGW8

Ordinance floated by Commissioner Gonzalez would give Portland mayor unilateral authority on homelessness

PORTLAND, Ore. — Earlier this month, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler introduced a new proposal to deal with homeless camps — one his office determined would be safe from legal challenges, as the city's ...
KGW8

Video shows the moment Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez says he was 'accosted' on MAX train

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez and his staff are speaking out after a string of alleged verbal and physical attacks in response to what they believe to ...
The Portland Mercury

Auditor's Office: Gonzalez Violated Campaign Finance Rules and Tried to Obstruct Investigation

Rene Gonzalez, one of three Portland city commissioners currently running for mayor, violated campaign finance laws by using taxpayer money for a consulting firm to help edit his Wikipedia page ...
katu

Commissioner calls suspected arsons 'domestic terrorism', despite police connection denial

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez said Monday that two recent fires, including one that destroyed a car belonging to his family, could be domestic ...
Willamette Week

Records Show Rene Gonzalez Frequently Ticketed for Speeding, Often Failed to Show up in Court and Twice Had License Suspended

In his campaign for mayor, city Commissioner Rene Gonzalez has carved out a clear position for himself: He is the law-and-order candidate, racking up endorsements from the Portland Police Association, ...
OPB

Portland police investigating car fire in front of Commissioner Gonzalez’s house

Portland police have opened an arson investigation after an unoccupied car ignited outside of City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez’s Eastmoreland house early Friday morning. The car, a 2024 Honda Accord ...
Willamette Week

Gonzalez IE Rakes In $250,000, Mostly from Downtown Developers and Public Safety Unions

A political action committee set up by supporters of City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez has already raked in $250,000 in contributions to support his bid for mayor, before his top two opponents—City ...

City Auditor finds Rene Gonzalez violated city campaign law, issues letter of warning

The City of Portland Auditor’s Office announced their decision on an investigation into Rene Gonzalez’s campaign for mayor.
Oregonian

Judge rules Portland denied Gonzalez due process in campaign finance case

A Multnomah County circuit judge ruled Thursday that the city auditor denied former Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez due process after finding he twice broke city campaign finance laws in his 2024 ...
The Portland Mercury

Key Hire In City’s New Management Team Announced, to the Surprise of City Leaders

A Portland city commissioner may have jumped the gun by appointing the city’s first interim deputy city administrator. Last week, Commissioner Rene Gonzalez’s office announced Mike Myers will assume a ...