Meyers Leonard's face says it all. Credit: Jonathan Ferrey / Getty images

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Meyers Leonards face says it all.
Meyers Leonard’s face says it all. Jonathan Ferrey / Getty images

Good morning, Portland sports fans. After the devastating overtime loss the Blazers suffered last night, there’s only one thing to do: Start thinking about next season! Apparently the Blazers are reaching their salary cap—so how will they decide who stays and goes in the off season?

Here are the headlines.

VOTE OR DIE: Did you know there was an election today?! Well, there is, and several seats on the Portland Public Schools board are open. Recover your ballot from that pile of coupons in the mail and study up before dropping it off. If you don’t, I’m telling 50 Cent.

Walkout: Portland area high school students plan to walkout and rally at City Hall today, in the hopes that the adults in charge will perhaps finally pay attention and do something about guns in schools.

Oh, and here’s another very important protest happening today:

Charged: The Parkrose High School student who brought a loaded gun to campus last Friday has been charged with two felonies and two misdemeanors in Multnomah County Circuit Court. No one was hurt at Parkrose.

Needling the Vulnerable: A local activist dumped a bunch of syringes on the ground outside of a needle exchange program yesterday, in an apparent attempt to make a salient point. But really, all he was doing was inflicting shame on a program that saves lives.

Police Drive-By: Members of the Portland Police Bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team—that’s a rebrand of the artist formerly known as the Gang Enforcement Team—are still failing to document their reasons for randomly pulling drivers over. Read more about the team’s failure to comply with a recent audit.

For the Union: Campus Safety Officers at Reed College are in the process of unionizing, but an obscure labor law and a less-than-enthusiastic administration are making it difficult. The officers protested on campus yesterday—right before Reed’s graduation ceremony.

Apply for This: Are you well-versed in sustainable infrastructure, climate change, and racial and financial equity? Do you excel at spending other people’s money? If so, then you ought to apply for the committee that will help decide how money from Portland’s new Clean Energy Fund will be distributed.

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Blair Stenvick is a former news reporter and culture writer for the Portland Mercury.

One reply on “Good Morning, News: Portlanders to Protest, There’s an Election Today, and Blazers Off-Season Intrigue Begins”

  1. Last night’s Blazers’ loss, with the Warriors’ series victory already a foregone conclusion, was not “devastating.” The series was, especially games 2 and 3, after which there was little hope. In game 4, unlike the previous 3, the Blazers played well for almost the whole game, and were just beat by a better team. The other 3 games they contributed greatly to their own downfall.

    Yes, it was a great year, a significant improvement, and something to build on, but if Portland does not learn to play defense, rebound and get loose balls for most of the game, instead of only when they’re desperate, and sometimes not even then, winning a championship will be impossible no matter what the personnel. Whatever with all the standard blah blah from players, coaches and media, the Blazers, except occasionally (proving they do have the capability), do not look or play like they want it bad enough to go all the way.

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