Scholar Camila Vergara explains how the United States became oligarchic and what regular folks can do to take their power back Is the United States truly a democracy? To Camila Vergara, the modern signs and all forgotten historical facts point to no. Verg ...
27 Jan 2021 - Jessica Pollard
Staff raised concerns about widespread availability of vaccinations at the institution while other frontline workers in the community go without Some Oregon Health & Science University employees expressed concern this week as COVID-19 vaccines became ...
8 Jan 2021 - Jessica Pollard
Front-end staff worry plexiglass dividers won't protect them during holiday crowd levels It’s been eight months since an employee at Portland's Pearl District Whole Foods on Northwest Couch Street and Twelfth Avenue died from complications relat ...
24 Dec 2020 - Jessica Pollard
The incumbent says he’s frustrated with seemingly apathetic attitudes toward people living in unsanitary conditions on our streets Among Portland’s last four mayors, Ted Wheeler is the first to seek re-election. It’s a tough job. Portland’s mayor often ge ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The candidate wants every neighborhood engaged in helping houseless Portlanders Community organizer Sarah Iannarone first ran for mayor of Portland in 2016, earning about 12% of the vote. Since then, her profile and popularity have grown among Portland’s ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The write-in candidate would draw from her personal experiences in formulating housing policies This is the first time we’ve included a write-in candidate in our election issue, but we believe the circumstances around Teressa Raiford’s campaign warrant he ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The incumbent wants to give renters first right of refusal on home purchases and says she’s looking at how to move traffic enforcement from police to the transportation bureau Chloe Eudaly, the incumbent, went from a bookstore owner and housing activist t ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
The candidate says it’s possible to negotiate a good deal with the police union, and he supports moving police budget dollars toward mental health programs Mingus Mapps decided to make a run for Portland City Council after he was terminated from the city’ ...
14 Oct 2020 - Joanne Zuhl and Emily Green and Jessica Pollard
A therapist, medical doctors, journalists and a firefighter are in the thick of today's crises A month of utter destruction caused by devastating wildfires. Four months of nightly standoffs with protesters standing up for Black lives and against poli ...
7 Oct 2020 - Jessica Pollard
Seniors have a diverse set of needs — and solutions — in the battle against loneliness For people over 50, the physical health impacts of loneliness are alarming. Social isolation can be as harmful to their health as smoking cigarettes, according to the C ...
7 Oct 2020 - Jessica Pollard