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Circuit Court judge halts enforcement of Portland’s public sleeping ban ordinance
A Multnomah County Circuit Court judge approved an Oregon Law Center, or OLC, request for a temporary injunction Nov. 9, barring the city of Portland from enforcing its sleeping ban while litigation is ongoing. OLC filed a class action lawsuit against the city Sept. 29, saying the ordinance is objectively unreasonable. The city announced Oct.…
MultCo DA: Mayor didn’t notify DA of ‘daytime camping ban’ enforcement, hasn’t responded to DA’s questions about its role
The Multnomah County District Attorney’s office has serious issues with its role in enforcing Mayor Ted Wheeler’s so-called daytime camping ban, with enforcement previously set to begin Nov. 13. The mayor had yet to address the district attorney’s concerns as of Nov. 9, the same day a Multnomah County Circuit judge approved a preliminary injunction…
Questions remain ahead of Portland sleeping ban enforcement
Less than two weeks before the city is set to enforce its wide-reaching public sleeping ban Nov. 13 — days after nighttime temperatures dipped below freezing for the first time since last winter — no one involved with enforcing the ban or mitigating the effects of enforcement had answers about what enforcement would look like.…
Portland Public Schools teachers striking for smaller class sizes, higher pay
Critics say Portland educators are harming students by striking and asking for financial increases the school district can’t afford. The union says the district is manufacturing a crisis. Approximately 3,700 Portland Public Schools workers, represented by the Portland Association of Teachers, or PAT, went on strike Nov. 1 after several rounds of mediation sessions for…
EPA grants Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood $1 million for climate resilience project
The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, awarded $3.8 million to six environmental justice projects across Oregon on Oct. 24. “Earth to Oregon” is a recurring column by Jeremiah Hayden covering developments in environmental policy and litigation in Oregon. The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government, or EJG2G, program is one of two EPA grant programs to fund projects…
Housing
Questions remain ahead of Portland sleeping ban enforcement
Less than two weeks before the city is set to enforce its wide-reaching public sleeping ban Nov. 13 — days after nighttime temperatures dipped below freezing for the first time since last winter — no one involved with enforcing the ban or mitigating the effects of enforcement had answers about what enforcement would look like.…
Environment
EPA grants Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood $1 million for climate resilience project
The Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, awarded $3.8 million to six environmental justice projects across Oregon on Oct. 24. “Earth to Oregon” is a recurring column by Jeremiah Hayden covering developments in environmental policy and litigation in Oregon. The Environmental Justice Government-to-Government, or EJG2G, program is one of two EPA grant programs to fund projects…
Opinion
Kaia Sand | Give!Guide’s 2 decades of supporting Portland philanthropy
I returned to the question a couple of times in my conversation with Richard Meeker: “Why do you do this?" I was curious about why Meeker, as the former Willamette Week publisher, devoted the last two decades to getting money to nonprofits through Willamette Week’s Give!Guide. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots.…
