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Unhoused and Unheard: Shelter Residents Report Poor Management and Unfair Treatment
City Ombudsman releases survey results from Portlanders staying at local shelters.
Jeremiah Hayden
Jeremiah Hayden reports on housing, homelessness, and other issues affecting Portlanders. He's lived in Oregon nearly all his life, and in Portland since 2001. jhayden@portlandmercury.com
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Council Candidate Eli Arnold Is a Cop. In 2021, He Used Force More than Any Other Officer.
Arnold ranked 14th out of 991 officers who reported force over a 10-year period, not including protests. Black and homeless Portlanders were disproportionately impacted.
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Anonymous Police ID Numbers Cause Delay in Reporting on Use of Force
A request to identify Portland Police officer and candidate Eli Arnold raises questions over transparency, and brushes up against a 2021 state law
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Multnomah County Employee Union Rescinds Julia Brim-Edwards Endorsement
AFSCME Local 88 voted in the same meeting to endorse Shannon Singleton for county chair.
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Following the Money: Portland Dems on Why They’re Attracting Conservative Donors
A new website, Who’s Buying PDX, analyzes years of campaign data to reveal which Portland candidates are backed by GOP supporters
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Money Talks. It Also Lies.
Wealthy political activists are paying to prevent progressive
city councilors from winning a second term.
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Portland Councilor Dan Ryan Must Preserve All Phone Records, Court Says
District 2 councilor retracts statement about trading his phone in as judge orders him to preserve evidence in public records lawsuit.
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Update: Councilors Dismissed From State Ethics Complaint Over Moda Center Event
Complaint takes aim at Olivia Clark and Loretta Smith’s attendance at $350 Metro Chamber event that exceeds legal limit for gifts. The state has since dismissed the case involving Clark.
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Councilor Ryan’s Phone is Traded In On the Same Day a Judge Bars Him from Deleting Messages
The councilor is the subject of a Mercury lawsuit seeking possible records hidden from the public.