Doug Brown

Vinnie Neuberg You probably voted for it in November. Parts of it might be unconstitutional. And soon, in a perhaps unprecedented move, a Multnomah County judge will have a say on whether a strong new campaign finance law ever sees the light of day. The Multnomah County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last Thursday to […]

You voted for campaign finance reforms. The county won’t defend them.

Philip “Standard” Schaefer briefly grabbed a guy’s glasses before handing them to a security guard (see video below) Doug Brown Local activist Philip “Standard” Schaefer is no longer facing a felony robbery charge for briefly snatching a guy’s glasses during scuffle at a protest in front of the Portland Building late last month. As of […]

Grant Chisholm, before and after getting knocked out at the airport Doug Brown The Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office won’t prosecute, for now, the local activist arrested last week in connection with an assault during a January protest at the Portland International Airport. James Krane, 30, was detained by Portland police officers at City Council […]

Good morning, Portland. These stories will be perfect to read while you’re stuck on the Morrison Bridge. Molly Mendoza First up, out in print as of yesterday (pick up a copy!), is our interview with ACLU of Oregon Legal Director Mat dos Santos on what his organization does to help immigrants and what you can […]

Antagonistic “Bible Believers” preacher got knocked out at PDX on January 29 Doug Brown Portland police officers arrested a local activist at City Council Wednesday morning and handed him over to the Port of Portland police officers. James Krane, 30, was then booked on a fourth degree misdemeanor assault charge for an incident during a […]

Standard Schaefer grabbed a guy’s glasses and handed them to a security guard Doug Brown A Portland activist is facing a felony robbery charge for briefly snatching the glasses worn by a man who instigated a scuffle during a protest outside of the Portland Building last week. The Portland Police Bureau (PPB) arrested Philip “Standard” […]

Joey Gibson from “Patriot Prayer” led the Trump rally Doug Brown It got a little nuts in Vancouver this afternoon. Right wingers gathered in Esther Short Park shortly after noon Sunday for a pro-Donald Trump rally and were met by dozens of protesters, mostly self-described anarchists, looking to make a little noise in opposition to […]

Good morning, Portland. These links should be clicked. Protesting the death of Quanice Hayes Doug Brown Six people were arrested yesterday afternoon while protesting the Portland police killing of 17-year-old Quanice Hayes. Protesters were blocked from entering the Portland Building, where City Council was being held, so they blocked the door for a while, and […]

Protesters, just before the cops swooped in Doug Brown A group of activists, led by Don’t Shoot Portland, upset by the grand jury non-indictment of the Portland police officer who killed 17-year-old Quanice Hayes last month protested downtown this afternoon outside of the Justice Center and outside of the Portland Building. The protesters were denied […]

People protesting President Trump’s first unconstitutional Muslim travel ban at PDX in January Doug Brown An Iranian woman with a valid visa was detained at the Portland International Airport yesterday evening, spent the night in custody at a jail in The Dalles, and is scheduled to be sent back home early this afternoon, the ACLU […]