KPTV
KPTV’s Full Interview with Rene Gonzalez

October 24, 2024

FOX 12’s Pete Ferryman sat down with the five Portland mayoral candidates who qualified for small donor elections program funding in 2024, to get to know them better. Here is our full interview with Rene Gonzalez.Read More

KATU
Portland Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez Pitches Accountability for MultCo Homeless Tents

October 10, 2024

Portland City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez wants to change how Multnomah County hands out tents and tarps to the homeless - including stickering County-provided tents and tracking distribution numbers. "To continue to encourage camping indirectly by distributing tents andRead More

Oregonian
Portland Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez Calls for 1,000 Police Officers ASAP: Is That Even Possible?

October 10, 2024

Mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez has called for the city to increase its police force to 1,000 officers “as soon as possible,” a key pillar in what he says is his plan to make Portland the safest city in America.Read More

Oregonian
Portland and Multnomah County Leaders Meet Ahead of City’s Discussion on Homelessness Partnership Next Week

October 9, 2024

City leaders are scheduled to discuss next week whether to continue formally working with the county to reduce homelessness. Portland city councilors and Multnomah County commissioners met Tuesday for the last joint work session before that deadline to hear what progress has been made so far.Read More

Politico
This Proud Liberal City is Throwing Out its Entire Government

October 9, 2024

“I didn’t move to Portland because it was weird,” Rene Gonzalez, a city commissioner and mayoral candidate, said in an interview — referencing the popular “Keep Portland Weird” mantra. “I moved to Portland because it was livable.”Read More

Telegraph
America’s Most Dysfunctional City has Finally Come to its Senses

October 6, 2024

Anger from disability rights campaigners dismayed by blocked sidewalk access and a strong sentiment shift on the part of voters has brought more effective and sensible figures such as Rene Gonzalez, a former lawyer and candidate in the upcoming mayoral election, onto the scene.Read More

KGW, Straight Talk with Laural Porter
Rene Gonzalez Keeps Up Public Safety Push as Election Nears

September 27, 2024

The 2024 election is now a little more than a month away, and the candidates in Portland's mayoral race are entering the final stretch ahead of what will likely be the city's biggest-ever election in terms of the number of seats on the ballot.Read More

Willamette Week
Rene Gonzalez Wants to Make Portland the Safest City in America. To Do It, He Has Linked Arms With Public Safety Unions.

September 18, 2024

Rene Gonzalez’s campaign message runs clear as Bull Run water: He wants to make Portland “the safest city in America.” And he’s got a plan for doing that.Read More

Oregonian
Portland Taggers May Face New Penalties Under Proposal Headed to City Council

September 16, 2024

A proposal to slap additional criminal penalties on people who tag public property in Portland is expected to come from Commissioner Rene Gonzalez this month.Read More

Willamette Week
Gonzalez to Introduce Ordinance Creating New Penalties for Graffiti

September 13, 2024

City Commissioner Rene Gonzalez plans to propose new criminal penalties for graffiti on public property, in part to discourage taggers from taking up spray cans during any unrest after the November election.Read More

Oregonian
Rene Gonzalez: Portland Mayor’s Race

September 10, 2024

Portland is facing an historic election involving a new voting system and an unusually high number of candidates. Journalists at The Oregonian/OregonLive and Oregon Public Broadcasting share a goal of ensuring that Portland voters have the information they need to make informed choices, and we alsoRead More

KOIN-TV
Former Oregon Representative Endorses Rene Gonzalez for Portland Mayor

August 28, 2024

Amid the countdown to Election Day, former Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader announced his endorsement of Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez for mayor. “Rene has the values, vision and heart to help Oregon’s largest city reach its fullest potential,” Schrader said Tuesday.Read More

Oregonian
Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez Holds Early Lead in Mayor’s Race, Poll Shows

August 19, 2024

Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez holds an early lead in the city’s race for mayor — though nearly 40% of likely voters remain undecided less than three months before the election, a poll commissioned by the Gonzalez campaign shows.Read More

Willamette Week
Mayor Selects Rene Gonzalez to Serve on Steering Committee Overseeing Joint Office of Homeless Services

July 22, 2024

Gonzalez has been openly critical of the Joint Office's spending since he took office at the beginning of 2023.Read More

KOIN-TV
Portland Metro District Attorneys Endorse Rene Gonzalez for Mayor

July 10, 2024

It's the latest high-profile endorsement in the race to become Portland's 54th Mayor.Read More

KOIN-TV
Gonzalez to Pederson: Pivot to Different Ambulance Model

July 8, 2024

KOIN-TV A bicyclist who was critically injured near the Hawthorne Bridge was rushed to hospital for treatment by a Portland Fire & Rescue crew because the nearest AMR ambulance was 20 minutes away in Washington County.Read More

City Cast Portland
Get To Know Portland Mayoral Candidate Rene Gonzalez

June 19, 2024

We don’t know who the next Portland mayor will be, so it’s time to get to know the full range of candidates.Read More

KATU
City commissioner Rene Gonzalez concerned about tents, syringes in county budget

June 6, 2024

Portland Public Safety Commissioner Rene Gonzalez sent a letter to the Multnomah County Chair and Board of Commissioners, asking them to take a second look at two items in their proposed budget for 2025 before they approve it.Read More

OPB
How the outcome of county DA election might influence campaigns for Portland mayor

May 28, 2024

Mayoral candidates Carmen Rubio and Rene Gonzalez each had a rooting interest in the race for county prosecutor. The results suggest a rightward shift countywide, with potential implications for City Hall this fall.Read More

KOIN
Comissioner Rene Gonzalez calls for order amid protest at PSU library

May 1, 2024

Commissioner Rene Gonzalez called for “public order” on his social media accounts Wednesday in response to protesters occupying Portland State’s Millard Library. “Freedom of expression is a fundamental American right,” Gonzalez wrote. “Destruction of property and denying othersRead More

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

April 19, 2024

Commissioner Rene Gonzalez has walked back the higher penalties for homeless people included in his counter to Mayor Ted Wheeler's plan, but differences remain.Read More

KGW
Rene Gonzalez will call for Portland to stop funding county-helmed homeless office if elected mayor

March 27, 2024

Commissioner Rene Gonzalez, running for Portland mayor in 2024, is highly critical of Multnomah County's use of funding for homeless services, and suggests the city should stop backing those efforts without big changes.Read More

Willamette Week
Commissioners Gonzalez and Ryan Question Neutrality of City’s Voter Outreach

February 27, 2024

Top staff to Portland City Commissioners Rene Gonzalez and Dan Ryan will meet with the City Auditor’s Office and the city’s Charter Transition Team on Wednesday morning to raise a specific concern ahead of election season: that the city’s contract for voter outreach could blur the lineRead More

KGW
Rene Gonzalez discusses his campaign for Portland mayor

February 23, 2024

Rene Gonzalez discusses how he would tackle Portland's public safety challenges as mayor. Gonzalez is one of three current city commissioners ...Read More

The Oregonian
Portland, Gresham Leaders Push Back on Multnomah County Chair over Ambulance Staffing

February 22, 2024

Portland and Gresham leaders continue to push back on Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson’s reluctance to change ambulance staffing requirements in response to slow arrivals.Read More

Willamette Week
Gonzalez Significantly Outraises Rubio and Mapps in Early Stages of Mayoral Race

January 30, 2024

Three Portland city commissioners are vying to become the city’s next mayor. Though the election is still 10 months away, Commissioners Mingus Mapps, Carmen Rubio and Rene Gonzalez are already turning an eye to fundraising.Read More

Portland Tribune
MultCo DA says Gonzalez arson could be politically motivated

January 12, 2024

An arson investigation is underway after a car was set on fire outside the home of Portland Commissioner Rene Gonzalez early Friday. The car is owned by a member of Gozalez’s family.Read More

KOIN6
Mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez announces creation of ‘Overdose Response Team’

January 3, 2024

Portland Commissioner and mayoral candidate Rene Gonzalez announced the creation of a new pilot program Wednesday, which will primarily provide drug overdose treatment to people suffering from meth and fentanyl addiction in Old Town Chinatown starting this January.Read More