Portland will be expanding the number of city council members and weakening the mayor’s power to push back on progressive policies ahead of the November election.

Talk about the fate of Broadway in Portland was back on the agenda at Thursday afternoon’s Portland City Council meeting. Almost two months after asking for a compromise on two competing plans to renovate or replace Keller Auditorium,

Portland City Council unanimously approved a resolution on Thursday, greenlighting a plan to develop two Broadway-capable venues downtown amid questions over the future of the Keller Auditorium.

Portland City Council has moved forward in the planning process for renovating Keller Auditorium, unanimously approving an Oct. 10 proposal to maintain the Keller while also building a new performing arts venue at Portland State University.

The Portland City Council on Thursday unanimously passed a resolution to move forward with planning for a renovated Keller Auditorium, as well as a brand new venue at Portland State University that could also stage Broadway shows.

Portland City Council on Thursday voted to approve a plan to build a new space on the campus of Portland State University and renovate the current Keller Audito