First thing next year, Portland City Council will look much more like a state or federal legislature than it does now — passing policy instead of managing bureaus. As of late last week, there were 68 people running for the new 12-seat Portland City Council, which will be elected using ranked choice voting. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/portland-city-council-government-transition-charter-reform-12-member-district/283-51f73b64-caf2-4e4e-a70d-52e35082b209 Watch more The Story videos: http://bit.ly/watchTheStory Follow The Story on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw