Alex Zielinski
Alex Zielinski covers Portland city politics. Prior to joining OPB, Alex covered city government for the Portland Mercury. She’s also worked as a journalist in San Antonio, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Alex grew up among the California redwoods and graduated from the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication. Send Alex story ideas at azielinski@opb.org.
Latest Stories
Union at crosshairs of Portland’s proposed budget cuts raises alarm over looming layoffs
Facing sweeping budget cuts and a major city restructuring, the City of Portland Professional Workers Union warns of disproportionate layoffs as negotiations over layoff protections stall.
‘OPB Politics Now’: Dan Handelman’s life, work and the vacuum his death leaves in advocacy world
On this week's episode of "OPB Politics Now," we discuss a longtime Portland advocate and his legacy.
Multnomah County chair proposes 22% cut to homeless services programs
Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson is floating a 22% cut to the county’s homeless services programs in the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1.
Millions of dollars in Portland city funds redirected in fraud scheme
The fraud scheme targeted about $7 million in city of Portland funds that were allocated for the Bull Run water filtration project.
Portland lost its top police accountability advocate. Who will fill Dan Handelman’s shoes?
Portlanders are concerned about who will fill the gaping hole left behind by Handelman, who died at 60 earlier this month.
Audit proposes a fix to address Portland’s quickly deteriorating infrastructure
Years of neglect has left Portland roads, buildings, parks facilities, water systems, technology and other types of infrastructure deteriorating at an unsafe — and expensive —pace.
How new Multnomah County data explains the region’s homelessness crisis
A new trove of data on Multnomah County’s homeless population dropped this week, offering the public an updated and more accurate understanding of the region’s homelessness crisis.
Multnomah County housing authority opens its waitlist for low-income rental assistance
After two years of being closed, the waitlist to apply for Multnomah County’s low-income rental assistance program has reopened for a single week.
Portland hears polarizing testimony on policy to ban rent pricing software
The first major policy change under consideration by Portland’s new City Council attempts to address one of the city’s top issues: Housing costs.
Portland struggling with ‘confusing’ public comment rules in new government
Portland’s recent government overhaul was driven, in part, by a desire to increase public involvement in city decisions. But, three months into a new government structure, city leaders still haven’t figured out how to strike a balance between public input and passing policy at City Hall.