Doug Brown

Oh man, where to start? Yesterday was a pretty big news day. Let’s just get into some of the national news. Roy Moore, the Republican nominee in Alabama for a US Senate Seat, is a big fucking creep, the Washington Post reports. The paper found four women who went on-the-record to say Moore, as an […]

A waste of money Multnomah County Multnomah County commissioners voted today to wash their hands of the unused and money-draining Wapato Jail facility, formally approving the sale of the boondoggle building to a local developer. Commissioners voted 4-1 at Thursday’s board meeting to sell the unused county-owned 155,400-square-foot building and 18.4-acre property for $10.8 million […]

Let’s toss some pins Doug Brown There’s really no point to this post other than to point out this video is unexpectedly absorbing. The unironic 90s fashion, the familiar landmarks seen on grainy footage, the montages, the corny juggling—this video’s got it all. A dude named Alan Plotkin just uploaded the video, which takes clips […]

The October 2016 police union contract protest at city hall Doug Brown As the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) rakes in criticism from civil rights groups and professional monitors over its handling of protests, the captain in charge of the bureau’s response to such events is doubling down on the controversial tactics. “I know Portland’s got […]

But complaints keep filing in.

Good morning, Portland. You know what time it is (if you don’t: it’s link time). First up is this week’s feature (pick up a print copy) by Ned Lannamann on the Oregon Field Guide‘s true stories of science and adventure. County Commissioner Loretta Smith, who’s running for Portland City Council County Commissioner Loretta Smith is […]

Next year, Loretta Smith will find herself somewhere she’s never been: on a City of Portland ballot. The two-term Multnomah County commissioner announced last month she’ll be running for Commissioner Dan Saltzman’s seat in the May primary. Smith has campaign logos and slogans on her Facebook page, and a website: lorettaforportland.com. Her candidate committee is […]

Is she allowed to keep her county job while campaigning?

White Supremacist Jeremy Christian. Doug Brown Portland’s historical and present-day racism will be the focus of a CBS News special on Monday evening and you should consider checking it out. It’ll be streaming on cbsnews.com/live and on streaming devices like Apple TV at 5, 8, and 11 pm on Monday. “A white supremacist blends — […]

An ICE official responded to Rep. Suzanne Bonamici What’s good is bad and what’s bad is good, a US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official essentially said in response to an incident last month where ICE agents in plain clothes hounded a Brown-skinned American citizen in Washington County to question if he was here legally. […]

Portland police during an unrelated event Doug Brown A Portland Police Bureau (PPB) officer shot a man that they say was a bank robbery suspect on Tuesday afternoon in North Portland. Officer Ryan Reagan—a 19-year PPB veteran—shot, but didn’t kill, the still-publicly unidentified 25-year-old man shortly after a robbery at the U.S. Bank on North […]

Good morning, Portland. Links. Like to be terrified? Read our true stories of dental-related horror. It’s the feature in this week’s paper and you should also pick up a copy. Clara Joyce ICE agents in the Portland area are starting to text immigrant targets, we reported yesterday: It’s common, obviously, for ICE to go after […]