News
K-8 school next door to Portland ICE facility plans immediate move
A K-8 school adjacent to the federal immigration enforcement facility in South Portland, is moving, citing negative health and safety impacts of federal officers’ response to protests. With Cottonwood School of Civics and Science teachers expected back in the classroom Aug. 18, and students by Sept. 2, school officials say federal agents’ frequent use of…
Standards for photojournalists covering homelessness are evolving
JM Simpson’s day starts at 5 a.m. He typically picks up a bag of donuts and a few packs of cigarettes and grabs his camera. By 6:15, he’s on the streets of Olympia, Washington, introducing himself to homeless people. A photojournalist by trade, Simpson’s practice is to approach homeless people and talk to them for…
Governor calls special session to address transportation budget crisis
Weeks after the 2025 legislative session ended with lawmakers failing to pass a transportation budget, Gov. Tina Kotek called for a special session to address a $350 million funding shortfall that the Oregon Department of Transportation, or ODOT, said could threaten road safety and routine maintenance projects. The special session will be held August 29…
Opinion
Opinion | Tax cuts won’t bring back Portland’s downtown
The switch to working and shopping from home, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, dramatically changed downtown Portland. It’s high tech, not high taxes, emptying downtown office buildings. Killing our national model of a universal preschool program will not revive our old downtown-centric economic model. But it will cost us one of the few bright spots…
