In about a year and a half, Portland’s government will change dramatically as voters elect a newly-expanded city council drawn from geographic districts. Until then, city commissioners like Dan Ryan have a big impact on how downtown looks. The Story's Pat Dooris did a walk-and-talk with Ryan this week to talk about the issues facing downtown and what's being done about them. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/the-story/downtown-portland-arts-theater-concert-safety-crime/283-66ea8504-312f-4c86-9255-fd490d7e9a20 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