Dirk VanderHart
I'm a news reporter for the Mercury. I've spent a lot of the last decade in journalism — covering tragedy and chicanery in the hills of southwest Missouri, politics in Washington, D.C., and other matters elsewhere.
I've been in Portland three years, love it and want to help make it better. Let's keep it amicable!
Posted inHousing
Portland’s Bet on Forcing Developers to Build Affordable Housing Is Getting Lackluster Results
Now, Mayor Ted Wheeler Wants to Offer a Sweeter Deal
Posted inHousing
Portland’s Small-Time Landlords Don’t Have to Follow Renter Protections
But as City Council Prepares to Reconsider, a New Study Suggests Thousands of Tenants Are at Risk
Posted inNews
Hall Monitor: An Unexpected I-5 Roadblock
The Latest Concern Over the Rose Quarter Highway Project? Schoolchildren.
Posted inNews
Measure 101 Passed With Flying Colors
Now Oregonians Can Start Fighting About Climate Change
