As cherry blossoms begin to depart and the spring sun musters all it can to chip away at the gloomy canopy making its home atop the Willamette Valley, winter-weary Portlanders are treated to a quietly crucial election season. Southeast Portland voters ha ...
26 Apr 2023 - K. Rambo
County’s 2021 Domicile Unknown report details deadliest year on record for homeless Multnomah County residents Multnomah County’s Domicile Unknown report found at least 193 Multnomah County residents died while homeless in 2021 — the deadliest year on rec ...
15 Feb 2023 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Portland could have a transparency advocate, but City Council has to approve putting the choice in voters' hands Feb. 22 While Portland’s city government lists “transparency” among its core values, anyone tasked with filing (or fulfilling) more than ...
15 Feb 2023 - K. Rambo
A resignation letter said the recently passed plan to ban unsanctioned encampments and construct mass camps will lead to 'irreparable trauma and unnecessary deaths' In another chapter of the city of Portland’s protracted struggle to address home ...
2 Dec 2022 - Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Candidates running in districts 33, 38, 41, 43 and 49 Maxine Dexter (D), State Rep. District 33, Portland, Incumbent, Submitted answers Maxine Dexter (D), District 33 1. What do you believe is the main cause of the homelessness crisis? In terms of concret ...
12 Oct 2022 - Aurora Biggers and Piper McDaniel and K. Rambo
Seven reforms packaged in individual measures would bring ranked choice voting to county elections, increase transparency Portland isn’t the only area government facing a potential shake-up in the form of changes to its governing charter. The Multnomah Co ...
5 Oct 2022 - K. Rambo and Piper McDaniel
Incumbent Jo Ann Hardesty and Renee Gonzalez on their plans to address housing and homelessness in Portland Homeless advocates, service providers and business associations will watch with bated breath as votes are tallied for Portland City Commissioner Po ...
5 Oct 2022 - K. Rambo
Unaffiliated candidate for governor, Betsy Johnson favors deregulation as a tool to create more affordable housing, but doesn't get into specifics A dystopian society of lawlessness, decay and wokeness beset by ineffective leadership needs a tough-ta ...
3 Oct 2022 - K. Rambo
Democratic incumbent Sen. Ron Wyden faces Republican challenger Jo Rae Perkins to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate Both candidates running to represent Oregon in the U.S. Senate probably feel like they've been here before. For Democratic incumbent ...
28 Sep 2022 - K. Rambo