Recent redistricting, charter reform and the consolidation of campaign funds creates possibility for a wider reach of civic engagement from Portlanders At the East Portland Community Center in June, Portlanders from across the city gathered in an air-cond ...
7 Sep 2023 - Terah Bennett
Oregon labor sees at least 6 union wins, 6 new campaigns and 8 labor actions in August Oregon saw at least six union election wins, six new campaigns or workplaces filed for elections and eight labor actions in August. The six new campaigns dipped from ei ...
7 Sep 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Among those excluded from the task force are long-time homeless and public service providers. The closed-door meetings also shut out the media and the public. Gov. Tina Kotek’s Portland Central City Task Force, a new task force focused on addressing downt ...
6 Sep 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
The storied Albina institution transferred to new ownership Sept. 1. New owners hope to push the arts space to new heights. A heat wave did not keep the smiles from people’s faces as they gathered at the Albina Arts Center in Northeast Portland to embra ...
6 Sep 2023 - Ellen Clarke
The independent pet and garden shops are ILWU 5’s fourth voluntary recognition in the past year In an age where union busting is the status quo, Fang! and Salty’s workers and their boss suggest another alternative. Though the Department of Labor says volu ...
30 Aug 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Local businesses and community groups rally to fundraise for wildfire-impacted Lāhainā residents Nearly three weeks after the devastating wildfires on Maui, the ripple effects of the tragedy are still moving across the Portland metro. Businesses, communit ...
30 Aug 2023 - Melanie Henshaw
Returning community festival Kidz Outside2 seeks to build community, raise awareness — and hopefully spur action — for neglected St. Johns park Live music, food and activities will fill the two-acre green space at George Park during Kidz Outside2 from 2 t ...
23 Aug 2023 - Ellen Clarke
Voters passed a jail inspection measure in 2022. The new policy allows a member of the public to accompany a city commissioner on the twice-annual visits. Oregon state law requires county commissioners to inspect local jails once per year to provide publi ...
23 Aug 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden
Adjuncts ‘overwhelmingly’ say they will participate in some form of collective action Portland State University adjunct faculty say they are prepared to take action, including potentially going on strike, if the administration doesn’t meet their bargainin ...
23 Aug 2023 - Aurora Biggers
Zenith Energy’s fossil fuel storage and transport facility faces criticism for potential environmental dangers, particularly in the event of an earthquake. Portland City Council and a fossil fuel transportation and storage company with a history of violat ...
23 Aug 2023 - Jeremiah Hayden