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