A bill that would essentially revive Portland’s sit-lie law died in an Oregon Senate committee last week. That’s good news for people experiencing homelessness and free speech advocates around the state. In Portland, it’s far more complex. The Portland Bu ...
7 Jun 2013 - SR editorial board
Mayor Charlie Hales has shuffled the deck at the city by reassigning bureaus to each commissioner saying, “This will allow commissioners to interact, and to share their passion and knowledge for the various bureaus.” From the outside looking in, it’s too ...
12 Jun 2013 - Israel Bayer
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Yes, the trees talk to each other, in chemicals not words. (It’s good for the neighborhood watch, actually, since fewer crimes are reported in more heavily wooded neighborhoods.) Try it sometime and see what conversations you can s ...
12 Jun 2013 - Soup Can Sam
Progress of a bill that would prohibit discrimination against Section 8 tenants has slowed due to last minute intense, delicate negotiations between landlord and tenant advocacy groups. But it is still expected to pass the Oregon Legislature, largely due ...
13 Jun 2013 - Amanda Waldroupe
The African Leadership Development Project at IRCOs Africa House began in 2012 as a result of a generous contribution by the Meyer Memorial Trust. The project was started as a means of developing strong African community leaders and empowering African im ...
13 Jun 2013 - Abdiasis Mohamed
A new report released today by the City of Portland and Multnomah County shows a 10 percent increase in street homelessness since 2011. The latest 2013 Point-in-time count conducted by the city and county showed 2,869 individuals who were homeless — meani ...
14 Jun 2013 - Israel Bayer
An affordable rental housing crisis is taking place. More than 1,700 men, women, and children are sleeping outside every night. Another 1,000 people are sleeping in emergency shelters and temporary motel rooms. People with modest income continue to be hom ...
14 Jun 2013 - Bobby Weinstock
Regular readers of our column will know that Partnership for Safety and Justice and our members worked very hard to help shape the recommendations that the Governor’s Commission on Public Safety made to the Oregon Legislature. The result was House Bill 31 ...
16 Jun 2013 - David Rogers
Portland musician Chaz Mortimer blends the worlds of tradition and technology The popular adage says it takes a village to raise a child. Local percussionist, educator and producer Chaz Mortimer will tell you it also takes a village to raise a musician. M ...
18 Jun 2013 - Suzanne Zalokar
Know Your City is a civic engagement group that wants you to — well — know your city. But not in the conventional, boring pamphlet sort of way. Formerly the Dill Pickle Club, the nonprofit seeks to educate the public through tours, colorful lectures, publ ...
18 Jun 2013 - Jake Thomas