Opinion
Kaia Sand | Mayor proposes stabilizing PSR funding, but more needed for expansion
Mayor Ted Wheeler proposed to stabilize Portland Street Response’s future by designating ongoing city funds and relocating it under the city’s newly created Public Safety Division. Kaia Sand is the executive director of Street Roots. This column represents her views. Yet the mayor’s proposed budget, which City Council will finalize in June, still doesn’t expand…
Opinion | Brooklyn Neighborhood Tenants Organize For Better Living Conditions
Southeast Portland apartment complex tenants decided to form a tenant union after months of fighting what they described as unaddressed maintenance issues and lacking communication from property management. Brookland Apartments tenants reported a host of property issues shortly after opening, including inadequate heating, frequent fire alarms and nonfunctional mailboxes, according to interviews with multiple tenants.…
Opinion | Hallucinations, hype and hidden costs
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, chatbots seem to be everywhere. Companies use them to handle customer questions. Newsrooms and magazines use them to write stories. Film studios use them to produce films. It seems like magic. And with everything supposedly happening “in the cloud,” it is easy to believe that AI is good for the environment.…
