City Commissioner Nick Fish broke ground on the new Resource Access Center for the homeless after a 90-minute backslapping ceremony this morning. Say what you like about politicians not being able to deliver, but the guy deserves credit on this achievement. It really is remarkable. FISH (RIGHT) WITH (GOING LEFT) COUNTY COMMISSIONER DEBORAH KAFOURY, TPI […]
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
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Saltzman Suspends Chasse Cop For Beanbag Shot On 12-Year-Old Girl, Updated With Video
Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman has overruled Police Chief Rosie Sizer and ordered the suspension of Portland Police Officer Christopher Humphreys, after he shot a 12-year-old girl in the leg with a “less-lethal” beanbag round on Saturday night. The action has outraged the Portland Police Association, whose president, Scott Westerman, stood in front of 37 fellow […]
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BREAKING: Sizer To Give Press Conference About Chasse Cop Humphreys
Police Chief Rosie Sizer plans to announce something about Police Officer Chris Humphreys—the cop in the Chasse case—at 4pm at the justice center. Rumor is that Humphreys was involved in another controversial use of force incident over the weekend, and that a suspension may be looming. We’ll have details from the scene. The Police Union […]
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Bradbury: “Blown Away” by Gore Endorsement
2010 Gubernatorial candidate Bill Bradbury had a fundraiser with Al Gore at the Left Bank Building on NW Broadway earlier this afternoon. SUBTEXT OF BIG PINK ARROW: “SUCK IT, KITZHABER” Press were excluded from the event—which attracted 439 people, according to campaign manager Jeremy Wright—but Bradbury himself was available to the media afterward. As revenge […]
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Read The Goddamn News
PUNCHED IN THE HEAD: New allegations of a rough pattern in jail discipline. Illustration by Ryan Jacob Smith SMUGPOCALYPSE NOW: Despite record unemployment, Portlanders are happier than ever to live here. LEAVING RANDYLAND: Willamette Week should apologize for its desperate feature on a certain City Commissioner. BICYCLE RACE: Nonprofit investigates Portland’s biking racial gap. PUT […]
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Good Morning, News!!
BACKFENCE!!! They have a great lineup of panelists tonight at 7:30 at the Mission Theater, including: KAROL COLLYMORE (Political blogger, ace mac and cheese cooker and “politically reckless” former senate and house candidate) AND FATBOY ROBERTS (Recovering Radio Personality). It’s $10, and promises to be fantastic. You should go. TASERING A TEN YEAR OLD!!! Arkansas […]
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Smugpocalypse Now
Survey: Portlanders Happier than Ever
Portlanders are happier than ever with the city, despite living through
a summer of record unemployment.
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Hall Monitor
Leaving Randyland
Willamette Week should apologize for its desperate
‘Randyland’ feature.
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Punched in the Head
New Allegations of a Rough Pattern in Jail Discipline
A new report makes troubling allegations about a rough pattern in jail
discipline.
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Al Gore Is A Liar
Seriously. That’s what the Americans For Prosperity tea-baggers were shouting at the passing traffic outside the Keller Auditorium this evening: Fortunately they had some competition from some other folks ironically protesting Oregon’s $10 corporate minimum tax: “$10 fogs up my monocle,” said one. And then, “Global Warming raises all yachts.” Or “Screw polar bears. My […]
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BREAKING: BTA Director Scott Bricker Fired
The Bicycle Transportation Alliance has fired its executive director, Scott Bricker. Here’s a great, somewhat mood-inappropriate photo of Bricker from last year: “He was let go,” says Mary Roberts, Board Chair for the organization.”The board decided, and it was a very difficult decision. We really thank Scott for all of his work, and we would […]
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BREAKING: City Claims Controversial New Defense In Chasse Death, of “Excited Delirium.”
Attorneys working for the City of Portland are claiming a surprise new defense in the 2006 death in custody of James Chasse jr, a man with schizophrenia: That Chasse died of “excited delirium.” “Excited delirium” is a controversial medical term often associated with deaths in police custody where a Taser has been deployed. We quoted […]