Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. Spoorloos/Getty Images Good Morning Portland! It’ll be a balmy 60 degrees and rainy today—quintessential April weather. Let’s get out and enjoy it! Here’s the news for your commute: Republicans are using fear of […]
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Activist Teacher Put on Leave by PPS Returns to Class
Chris Riser greets students at Ockley Green Heather Beck Activist teacher Chris Riser is back at Ockley Green Middle School today, teaching class to sixth graders. Riser was put on leave by Portland Public Schools (PPS) in March because of his involvement in a February student protest commemorating the anniversary of 17-year-old Quanice Hayes’s death […]
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It’s Time to Pony Up for the Art Tax
Danielle Chenette It’s time to fork over that yearly $35 art tax… or else. The tax is due April 17 and can be paid online at the city’s website—and if you fail to pay, you can be fined an additional $35. The only exceptions to the rule are those who make less than $1,000 a […]
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Sixteen-Story Building Coming to Old Town Chinatown
Shannon Kidd City Council voted yesterday to let a developer build a 16-story apartment complex in the middle of Old Town Chinatown, potentially shifting the city’s standard on height limits downtown. The decision, ushered in by Mayor Ted Wheeler, sets the maximum height of a proposed building in Old Town to 160 feet (or, 16 […]
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Kids Share Emotional Stories at “Reclaim Dr. King” March
Ameya Marie Okamoto leads the crowd in a chant Kelly Kenoyer Yesterday’s youth march to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination was raw with emotion. The North Portland rally, which drew some 75 participants, featured an hour of emotional testimony from kids and community members about how racism has affected […]
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Why Did Portland Public Schools Put an Activist Teacher on Indefinite Leave?
The Decision Shines a Light on ‘Systemic Failings’ Within PPS
The decision shines a light on ‘systemic failings’ within PPS
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Oregon Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Over New Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum and New York’s Eric Schneiderman are suing the Trump administration Drew Angerer/Getty Images Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has signed on to a lawsuit against the federal government over its decision to add a question about a person’s citizenship to the US census in 2020. New York and California were the […]
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Washington Braces Itself for an Uptick in Oregon Hikers Following the Eagle Creek Fire
A view from Angel’s Rest Trail U.S. Forest Service- Pacific Northwest Region Washington State Parks is bracing for unusually popular hiking season, thanks to last summer’s Eagle Creek Fire closing off 40 of Oregon’s most popular trails along the Columbia River Gorge. FORTY. Including crowd favorites like Angel’s Rest, the Eagle Creek trail to Punchbowl […]
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Good Morning, News: Trade War, Jail Beds for the Homeless, and an Egyptian Dictatorship
Stay up to date on Portland news and politics. Looking for fun? Here are the best Things to Do in Portland today. ByoungJoo/Getty Images Good Morning Portland! It’s another cloudy day here in the PNW, perfect for sipping coffee and staring broodingly out the window of a kitschy cafe, contemplating the next chapter of your […]
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Ockley Green Students Protest Removal of Beloved Teacher
Parents protest in support of Chris Riser Kelly Kenoyer Scores of students, parents, and community members gathered at Ockley Green Middle School this morning in support of Chris Riser, a teacher who was put on leave last month for participating in a student Black Lives Matter walkout in February. “If he doesn’t come back I […]
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City Pays $80,000 in Sewage Lawsuit
Blegh. carterdayne / Getty Images In December 2015, just two days before Christmas, a wave of greasy putrid sewage flooded into the basement and first floor of a building on Yeon Street in Northwest Portland. the building owner, JBJ Holdings II LLC, sued the city in response, alleging: “Cleanup crews found 95% of the Yeon […]
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The Dalles Dam Misplaced 470 Gallons of Oil. It’s Probably in the Columbia.
The Dalles Dam, in all its glory. CaseyHillPhoto / Getty Images Approximately 470 gallons of oil (the volume of two major propane tanks) have been “lost” from the Dalles Dam, triggering spill prevention protocols from the Army Corps of Engineers and outrage from environmental advocates. In a press release, the Corps said there’s no evidence […]