Kelly Kenoyer

Canyon Creek Complex Fire, 2015 Ryan Miler / Oregon Department of Forestry Summer’s getting closer, which means it’s time for watermelon, lemonade, and barbecue. And… fires? It’s time to start looking at our fire forecast for this year’s wildfire season: After last year’s Eagle Creek Fire, many in town (myself included) are feeling the heat […]

JENNIFER ILETT Back in 2015, Oregon State Police reported that thousands of rape kits were being left to gather dust in police departments across the state—4,900 to be exact. That number was down to 1,100 at the end of 2017, according to new state audit of Forensic Services Division of the Oregon State Police. Oregon […]

Kelly Kenoyer Uber and Lyft drivers held a rally today at Portland City Hall demanding higher wages and accountability from the Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) they work for. The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) organized the rally as part of its Transportation Fairness campaign. Because TNC drivers are classified as […]

Patrick Findler / Portland Bureau of Transportation May is Bike Month, which means it’s time to get pedaling and prove your stuff. We here at the Mercury are already planning to take part in The Street Trust’s annual bike challenge. (If you’re participating, prepare to be crushed.) There are all kinds of prizes you can […]

Mercury Staff A board member at David Douglas School District was arrested last month at a MAX station, and the ACLU is crying foul. On March 13, Ana del Rocío was stopped at the Old Town Chinatown MAX station and asked about her fare. As Emilly Prado reported for the Mercury, a police report from […]

Portland Housing Bureau Portland Housing Bureau has released it’s “State of Housing” report for 2017 is out, and it’s a mixed bag. Rents are still rising (though at a slower pace) and the most affordable areas in East Portland have it the worst, leading to displacement of working class communities. But according to Mayor Ted […]

LIVESLOW / GETTY IMAGES Portland Public Schools (PPS) is now entering its ninth month of contract negotiations with the district’s school bus driver union over stagnant wages, allegedly unsafe transportation practices, and benefits for part-time employees. With such long delays and perceived apathy on the part of the school district, union representatives are getting antsy […]

Portland school bus drivers fight for higher wages and new contract.

liveslow / Getty Images The union for bus drivers who serve disabled students at Portland Public Schools (PPS) is planning a rally before tonight’s school board meeting to draw attention to its prolonged contract negotiations with PPS. This comes nine months after the union’s contract with PPS expired. The Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU), which represents […]