Portland's Measure 26-267 would let residents direct 2% of the city general fund each year; city officials and unions have organized against it ahead of the November 2026 vote.
The Oregonian/OregonLive · on Measure 26-267, the participatory budgeting ballot measure
The Oregonian/OregonLive reported on Measure 26-267, the sole city measure on Portland's November 3 ballot, which would create a participatory budgeting program letting residents propose and vote on projects. The measure would set aside an amount equal to at least 2 percent of the city's general fund budget each year — about $16 million — for the program.
The initiative was referred to the county elections division on August 28, 2026, and numbered Measure 26-267.
Portland Ballot Measure 26-267, which would let Portlanders decide how 2% of the city's general fund is spent every year, drew organized opposition from Mayor Keith Wilson and the Northwest Oregon Labor Council through a new PAC called Protect Our City Services. Wilson said the measure would pull "at least $16 million a year from the fund that pays for shelter beds, park maintenance, and investigators." Backers qualified the measure for the November ballot after submitting 78,000 signatures.
The PAC, Protect Our City Services, had not yet appeared on the Oregon secretary of state's campaign finance database as of publication.