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Downtown forum highlights REACH pilot, paid parking revenue and business support tools
Downtown Salem leaders and service providers outlined a mix of safety, services and business support efforts Thursday morning, as city officials reported paid parking revenues are outperforming projections and...
Salem Mayoral Race 2026: Mayor Julie Hoy discusses budget outlook and payroll tax debate
Salem Mayor Julie Hoy is putting the city’s budget outlook at the center of her case to voters as the 2026 mayoral race takes shape, arguing Salem is in a...
City Council Moves Forward with Repealing the Downtown Business Parking Tax
Salem City Council voted unanimously Monday night to advance the repeal of the Downtown Parking District Tax, a long-running assessment paid by businesses in the downtown core to help fund...
City Council votes to ask ODOT to clean up their properties within city limits
At Monday night’s Salem City Council meeting, councilors zeroed in on a familiar complaint from residents and nearby business owners: state-owned highway corridors and rights-of-way that collect trash, debris and...
Salem City Council Votes to Add 4 New Staff to Salem Fire
Salem City Council voted Monday night to add four full-time ambulance medic positions to the Salem Fire Department’s EMS division — two EMTs and two paramedics — after Salem Fire...
Battlecreek Heights sign project hits Salem permit wall after neighbors install upgraded entrance marker
In Battlecreek Heights, a volunteer neighborhood project meant to replace a worn, vandalized entrance sign has ended with a new steel sign sitting beside a resident’s house — taken down...
Urban Air Adventure Park plans first Oregon location in Salem, opening targeted for May 2026
Urban Air Adventure Park, an indoor family entertainment franchise with more than 400 parks open or under development, has signed a franchise agreement to open its first Oregon location in...
Ed Diehl files for Oregon governor, giving Marion County two high-profile contenders in 2026 race
SALEM, Ore. — State Rep. Ed Diehl, a Scio Republican known for helping lead the petition drive targeting Oregon’s latest transportation tax increases, has filed to run for governor in...
The Cost of Compliance: Salem Business Crushed Under the Thumb of Salem Sign Code
The City of Salem’s sign department, tasked with ensuring public safety and maintaining the “neat, clean, orderly, and attractive appearance of the community,” has become a pressure point for a...
Salem Health, Santiam Hospital sign partnership agreement; state review next
Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics and Santiam Hospital & Clinics have signed a definitive partnership agreement that would bring Santiam into the Salem Health system, a move the organizations say...