Portland city auditor investigated Zenith Energy after public records revealed closed-door meetings The Portland City Auditor determined Zenith Energy violated city lobbying code in its pursuit of a Land Use Compatibility Statement, or LUCS, in 2022. In a ...
26 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
The exhibition explores the history of police violence and imaginative visions of the future Calavera Copter has teeth. The paper helicopter hanging from the rafters, casts a long shadow across a blue wall some 10 feet wide where three impressionist water ...
20 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Years-long community advocacy sees results and secures funding for improvements to the park Five years ago Mat Randol and Donovan Scribes formed a group, The Kidz Outside (TKO), with the purpose of advocating for much-needed improvements at George Park in ...
20 Mar 2024 - Ellen Clarke
After contentious public testimony, the board passed a resolution tailored for consensus The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously voted in favor of a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza on March 7. Demonstrators gathered outside the Mu ...
6 Mar 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
2023 Point in Time count reveals 4,857 unsheltered women across Oregon Editor's note: This story contains descriptions of intimate partner violence. Alana’s friends warned her when she moved from Salem to Portland with her boyfriend. The couple had b ...
6 Mar 2024 - Ellen Clarke
Cascade Natural Gas is gambling with ratepayer dollars, critics say “We cannot allow further investments in pipelines when we must phase out all fossil fuel use,” Carra Sahler, Green Energy Institute at Lewis & Clark Law School staff attorney and dire ...
28 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
A tragic fire brings the community together The brightly lit, colorful food carts at 7238 SE Foster Road contrasted cheerfully with the gray, rainy day when they reopened on Jan. 26. It's the first milestone in a much-longer recovery process, and the ...
21 Feb 2024 - Ellen Clarke
The Portland Business Alliance contract requires buy in, offers little transparency “It is a parallel to taxation without representation,” Anita Davidson, a downtown condominium owner, said. “I just don’t call it that because they have worked around state ...
21 Feb 2024 - Jeremiah Hayden
Javelina’s new tasting menu features an enticing blend of Native American cultures and flavors Portland’s only restaurant serving Native American cuisine is making a foray into fine dining. The move marks an exciting pivot for the fledging operation, whic ...
21 Feb 2024 - Melanie Henshaw
A new report finds 22,000 homeless children in Oregon, Black and Native communities overrepresented A new statewide report shows homelessness continues to rise across Oregon, disproportionately affecting communities of color and rural communities and le ...
14 Feb 2024 - Melanie Henshaw