The move comes after an earlier return-to-office proposal floated by Wilson received pushback, prompting him to backtrack on that plan.

Mayor Keith Wilson has called for 700 managers and supervisors to make a full-time return to their worksites in downtown Portland by April 2025, as part of a strategy to end unsheltered homelessness and make Portland a safe,

New Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is using his first weeks in office to mandate all city government managers and supervisors to return to in-person work full-time starting in April. The change will affect roughly 700 employees who have been working remotely or hybrid.