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Oregon Department of Forestry Gov. Kate Brown declared a state of emergency yesterday, citing an “imminent threat of wildfire across Oregon” in a press release. “The wildfire season has escalated in Oregon this summer, and fire crews are working in extreme temperatures to keep homes and resources safe during this pandemic,” Brown continued. “Given drought […]

We need your help. The economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis is threatening our ability to keep producing the quality reporting you’ve come to love. If you’re able, please consider making a monthly contribution to the Mercury. PDX Black Youth Movement protesters marched through North Portland Thursday evening. Catalina Gaitán Good morning, Portland! If you’ve […]

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TRIMET Changes to security and police presence on public transit could be in Portland’s future, judging by a survey TriMet is currently asking its riders to complete. Last month, TriMet passed an annual budget that included $1.8 million for rethinking public safety on board the agency’s buses and trains. The move came shortly after Mayor […]

A Portland union leader says USPS is reducing the amount of equipment used to sort mail at a local processing facility. USPS It’s more than just disappearing blue post boxes that have Portland postal workers worried about their leadership undermining the presidential election. Joe Cogan, the head of Portland’s postal union, says there are several […]

Disarm PSU held protests in 2018, following the killing of Jason Washington by PSU armed police officers. Andrew jankowski Portland State University (PSU) will no longer have armed police officers on its campus, starting this fall. The decision is a direct result of recent protests against police brutality and racial injustice, spurred by the Minneapolis […]

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DA Mike Schmidt speaking at a press conference Tuesday. Alex Zielinski Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt has announced a new policy that will limit the types of charges pressed against protesters in Portland. Schmidt announced at a Tuesday press conference that he is only pressing charges against protesters arrested for assault, theft, or property […]

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Ponomariova_Maria / GETTY IMAGES By late July, the Portland Sex Worker Relief Fund had redistributed over $25,000 to Portland sex workers whose income suffered because of the coronavirus pandemic. The mutual aid fund is run by two local sex workers, Saiya and Kat, who requested that we use their first names due to privacy concerns. […]