Novick served on Portland City Council from 2013 to 2017.

Source: https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/12/17/46934768/former-city-commissioner-steve-novick-eyes-return-to-city-hall

Portland City Council will hear public testimony tomorrow (Wednesday, November 8) at 2 pm, and afterward is scheduled to vote on whether or not to approve the switch to an independent monitor for the Portland Police Bureau.

Source: https://www.portlandmercury.com/news/2023/11/07/46833266/doj-wants-independent-monitor-to-watch-over-portland-police

Portland City Council will vote on a measure that would prohibit camping between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. in city parks and near schools and day cares.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/us/portland-mulls-ban-on-daytime-camping-amid-sharp-rise-in-homelessness/article_728787b9-9b8f-57bd-a515-ccba89d638e4.html

The Portland City Council rejected a proposal to declare a limited state of emergency at the Homeless Services Center in order to temporarily increase shelter capacity by 50 beds.

Source: https://www.pressherald.com/2023/10/02/portland-city-council-votes-against-expanding-capacity-at-homeless-services-center/