Salem politics are going brat. Departing Ward 1 City Councilor Virginia Stapleton and Vik Schaaf, a local educator who handled social media when Stapleton ran unsuccessfully for House District 21 ...

The council reconvenes on Jan. 13, during which City Councilor Julie Hoy will be sworn in as mayor and City Councilors-elect Shane Matthews, Paul Tigan and Irvin Brown will take office. City Councilor ...