OHSU healthcare workers operate the drive-thru vaccination site at the Portland International Airport. OHSU/Josh Andersen Update 2:00 pm: Following the press conference, Governor Kate Brown announced on Twitter that the $100 gift cards will be available today at the Hillsboro Stadium vaccination site. The Portland International Airport and Oregon Convention Center vaccination sites will distribute […]
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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Communities of Color Worry About Vaccine Equity As State Reopens
As Oregon moves towards reopening, communities of color worry they are being left behind. Malte Mueller / Getty Images As the state moves to reopen, Oregonians are starting to see a light at the end of the pandemic tunnel filled with summer barbecues and breezy, bustling happy hours—at least, for vaccinated, and mostly white, Oregonians. […]
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Good Afternoon, News: City to Pay for Another Deadly Cop Shooting, Tuca & Bertie Returns, and New Dino Alert!
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! Scott Hocknull and Eromanga Natural History Museum Director Robyn Mackenzie hold a […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Governor Brown’s Reopening Plan, Tips for a Fire-Resistant Garden, and Lifeguards Wanted!
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! Portland Parks and Recreation is hiring lifeguards and swim instructors for the […]
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UPDATED: Mask, Distance, Capacity Requirements Will Lift When 70 Percent of Oregonians Are Vaccinated
Almost all mask, physical distancing, and capacity requirements will be lifted once Oregon reaches 70 percent vaccination benchmark. OHSU/Josh Andersen Update 12:15 pm: During a press conference Friday, Oregon Health Authority (OHA) director Patrick Allen said Oregon is expected to reach the 70 percent vaccination benchmark by June 21. Vaccination rates dipped over Memorial Day […]
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Transportation Departments Propose Plan to Transfer 82nd Ave to the City
FELICITY J. MACKAY / PORTLAND BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION The Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) and the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) have reached a potential agreement to transfer ownership of 82nd Ave. from the state to the city, the two departments announced Thursday. East Portland’s 82nd Ave. is a state-owned highway that is maintained by […]
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Black Community Leaders Debate Best Use for ODOT’s Rose Quarter Expansion Investments
A portion of the I-5 corridor. Matt Wong As the Interstate-5 expansion project in Portland’s Rose Quarter lumbers forward, a question remains unanswered within the Black community: What does it mean for the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to address and repair the harm to the Black community caused by the original I-5 project? That […]
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Good Afternoon, News: That Ellie Kemper Story, Tribal Law Enforcement, and Tacos, Tacos, Tacos!
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! No, Ellie Kemper was not a KKK princess… but the Veiled Prophet […]
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Good Afternoon, News: Oregon Legislature Staff Unionizes, Meat Boats, and More
Oregon Legislature staff are the first in the nation to unionize. powerofforever 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! […]
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Portland Clean Energy Fund Brings Equity to Renewable Energy Investments in First Grants
A drawing of what AfroVillage Homebase, a PCEF grantee, will look like. AfroVillage The Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund (PCEF) announced its inaugural round of grantees last month. Also known as Portland’s version of the Green New Deal, PCEF aims to fund climate action projects while centering racial and social justice. PCEF, passed as […]
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“I do it so I don’t forget”: Micah Fletcher on the Fourth Anniversary of the MAX Stabbings
A photo of Taliesin Namkai-Meche, one of the victims of the attack, was placed at the vigil, along with flowers and signs. Isabella Garcia Every year on May 26, Micah Fletcher visits the MAX station where he almost died. Fletcher was one of three people attacked by Jeremy Christian, a self-described white supremacist, on May […]
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Good Afternoon, News: A Guide to Reopening, Unhoused Portlanders Sue the City, and a Lunar Eclipse ft. Supermoon
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! A total lunar eclipse over Marina Del Ray, California in 2019. Rich […]