Paul van Orden is also running for county commissioner Jeff Cogen’s soon-to-be-vacant seat. We met up in van Orden’s neighborhood for a burrito at Cha Cha Cha on N.Williams last night, and in between mouthfuls, I managed to ask him a few questions about the race. “My candidacy is about having people run for office […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
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Read The Goddamn News
It’s lunch time, so you can catch up on what’s going on in the news. Did you miss me talking about this on KPOJ this morning at 8am? How could you? It’s every week! RIDING THE GRAVY TRAIN Who’s getting rich off the Columbia River Crossing’s money? ILLUSTRATION BY BT LIVERMORE RALLYING FOR POLICE REFORM […]
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Beau Breedlove Is Starting A Cult
Warning, totally necessary expletive coming up. But HOLY MOTHERFUCKER OF CHRIST. Every time le Breed throws up a new blog post I think, “no, no, don’t pay it any attention.” But EVERY TIME, he pushes it further out there. Just far enough that you can’t help but be like, “seriously?” “No…SERIOUSLY?!” Rainy Days March 11, […]
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Meet A County Candidate: Karol Collymore
Karol Collymore was absent from the county building this morning while Chair Ted Wheeler officially stepped down. In fact, she’s taken a leave of absence for the next 44 days until the election on May 18, when she’s hoping to win election to replace her boss, County Commissioner Jeff Cogen—who is running to replace Wheeler. […]
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Bill Sizemore Is Broke
Brent Walth has the scOop—the Republican gubernatorial candidate can’t afford an attorney. The conservative political activist says he barely has $100 in the bank, is working for $10 an hour planting trees and clearing brush, and makes barely enough to buy groceries. Oh, it gets better: Sizemore says the only things he owns of any […]
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TypO-My-God: A New Weekly(?) Blolumn
Send your blooper spot jpgs to news@portlandmercury.com.
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Rallying for Police Reform
Campbell Shooting Spawns New Coalition
Campbell shooting spawns new coalition for police reform.
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Musical Chairs
Multnomah County Races Heat Up
Multnomah County election races heats up after surprise departure of Ted Wheeler.
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Ex-Cop Complains About Cops
Here’s an odd one. Retired Portland Police Bureau Sergeant Kelly Krohn has been appearing before the City of Portland’s Citizens’ Review Committee this evening, along with his son Jason, who is alleging that an inquiry into his manhandling by Portland police officers was botched. KELLY AND JASON KROHN (LEFT), OFFICER RALPH ELWOOD (SEATED, RIGHT) Krohn’s […]
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Discussing Non-Profit Media on pdx.fm
Update, March 11, 3:04pm: Here’s a link to the show. Original post: I’ll be on Betsy Richter’s @redoingmedia show tomorrow at 1pm on pdx.fm talking about efforts—which I first reported on last November—to get a nonprofit media model going here in Portland. Over recent weeks I’ve been asking those involved in a “nonprofit media incubator” […]
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I’m Uncomfortable With Bikes Plan Kickstart
Update, 1:34pm: Anna Griffin has a quickly-written column up on the subject: “Sometimes, when the mood strikes, city leaders chuck the process, declare an emergency and do whatever they want.” “And our leaders wonder why nobody trusts government.” Update, 4:28pm Also, KGW goes the extra mile and quotes the crazy dude, ah objectivity. Update, 11:50am […]