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Isabella Garcia
Isabella Garcia is the former News Editor for the Portland Mercury. She covered City Hall, transportation, the environment, breaking news, and more.
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Good Morning, News: Patriot Prayer Brawler Found Guilty, Monkeypox is Slowly Spreading in Oregon, and the Latest Climate News
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Good morning, Portland! It’s hot out and you deserve a drink. Lucky […]
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Portland City Council Approves $107 Million in Green Energy Grants—Here’s Where the Money is Going
The grants are the single largest climate investment in the city’s history.
Portland City Council approved $107 million in clean energy grants Wednesday, the largest single investment in climate-related projects in the city’s history. The grants are funded through the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), a first-of-its-kind program that uses a surcharge on large retailers in the city to fund green energy projects that prioritize low-income Portlanders […]
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Business Alliance and Others Challenge Ballot Measure That Aims to Redistribute Power in Portland
While once a unifying topic, support for changing Portland’s governance structure has splintered
Despite once being a unifying topic, Portland’s latest effort to change its form of city government is already facing legal challenges from Portland’s most influential business group and a former mayoral candidate.
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Good Morning, News: Oregon Sprinter DQ’d for Being Fast, “Egregious” Uvalde Details, and What’s a Civilian?
Sprinter disqualified over 0.001 seconds at Worlds, report reveals “egregious” Uvalde shooting details, and a new trainer to join the Portland police. It’s Good Morning, News!
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Portland Politicians and Transportation Leaders Approve Early I-5 Bridge Design
The project now moves into a federally required environmental review process.
Portland politicians, transportation leaders, and other stakeholders have all agreed upon the preliminary design for the Interstate 5 bridge replacement project as of Thursday. Pending one final vote from Vancouver’s regional transportation council, which is expected to pass, the Interstate Bridge Replacement (IBR) project will move into the federally required environmental review process—a major milestone […]
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Good Morning, News: It’s Okay For Portland Officers to Join the Oath Keepers, Climate Grants, and Mosquitoes Love the PNW
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City Council Considers $107 Million in Clean Energy Grants
The Portland Clean Energy Fund increased grant giving and added additional risk mitigation measures following scrutiny
After receiving both public praise and scrutiny for its grant giving, the Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF) presented its second, much larger round of proposed green energy grant projects to Portland City Council Wednesday. PCEF is asking the city to approve $107 million in green energy-related grants for historically underserved communities. “We have a moment […]
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Good Morning, News: COVID Spiking Again, Proud Boys and Co. at the Insurrection, and More Hot Space Pics
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Good Morning, News: Questionable Gunshot Surveillance Could Come to Portland, COVID in Oregon, and Bye Bye Boris
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! UK Prime Minister announced his resignation Thursday. Dan Kitwood / Getty Images […]
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Good Morning, News: Expanding the Right to Vote, Don’t Touch Sea Lion Pups, and Another Weekend of Mass Shootings
The Mercury provides news and fun every single day—but your help is essential. If you believe Portland benefits from smart, local journalism and arts coverage, please consider making a small monthly contribution, because without you, there is no us. Thanks for your support! Law enforcement officers lead a family away from a scene of a […]
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Portland Moves to Restrict Expansion of Fossil Fuel Infrastructure—Yet Again
After six years of opposition from the fossil fuel industry and local business groups, Portland is introducing a third iteration of a policy to restrict the expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure in the city. While environmental advocates praised city leaders for their tenacity developing the ordinance, they believe additional loopholes need to be closed. “As […]