If it were up to the residents of Linnton—a neighborhood on the northwest outskirts of Portland—construction crews would arrive tomorrow and start building hundreds of condos. “Most neighborhoods are fighting against infill,” says Linnton’s Ross Folberg, a neighborhood resident for the past four years, who maintains the Linnton Neighborhood Association website. “And we’re asking for […]
Amy Jenniges
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They’re Just Like Our Cops!
Protesters and Seattle Cops Clash Over, Well, Cops
June 2nd started out quietly enough. Activists in Seattle showed up in shirts sarcastically emblazoned with “Dangerous Terrorist” logos. They had gathered at Westlake Plaza in Seattle to protest a meeting of the Law Enforcement Intelligence Unit (LEIU)–a cop organization that is an umbrella group for 240 law enforcement agencies across the country. The LEIU […]
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Trying to Get Away
Blue Crush Offers Surfing, Hot Chicks, Lame Plot
Blue Crushdir. John Stockwell Opens Fri Aug 16 Various Theaters I’m not a big fan of Hawaii. I envision it as the land of endless tourists–all squeezed into swim attire they wouldn’t wear if they weren’t on a tropical vacation–and pineapple, neither of which I like. And I have a huge fear of water–specifically, of […]