City council finally forces Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman to publish
a secret list of arrestees.
Matt Davis
Matt Davis was news editor of the Mercury from 2009 to May 2010.
Showdown at the Campaign Finance Corral
You should totally come to this. We’re going to have lassoing.
So, About KUFO’S New Hosts
Oregon Media Central has the scoop: “Kidd Chris” Foley seemed like an easy-going and good-natured DJ shortly after KUFO relaunched, but he quickly warned that his demeanor is only temporary. Foley is a shock jock. He was fired from WYSP Philadelphia in May of last year after this song was sung by an in-studio guest […]
Collymore Post: “It’s easy to have Scandinavian policies if you have Scandinavian demographics.”
Fresh from her valiant battle for the house and senate, Multnomah County staffer Karol Collymore has wasted no time in getting back to blogging over at Blue Oregon, with a post on Portland as a “white city.” She asks: “how do we as a progressive people make it appealing for people of color to want […]
Good Morning, News!!
SENATE TO ADD PUBLIC OPTION!!! And Ron Wyden (R-NY) was on motherfucking CNN this morning, dissing the idea. MONSTER SHARK ATTACKS RIVAL!!! This story really only needs the picture: SHARK BITE: “WELL, IT DOES STING A BIT,” SHARK #2 ADMITS TIMBERLAKE’S STALKER!!! Also went after Metallica’s drummer, and Axl Rose, in the past. SOMETIMES A […]
“I was supposed to go to Jantzen Beach today to MC a costume contest for dogs.”
Every now and then, I think about switching careers to real estate, taxidermy, or delousing. For different reasons I think I’d be talented in each of the three professions, but an especially good delouser, because I’m good with people, and you need tenacity. It’s rewarding work. LICE: Nice work if you can get ’em I […]
Leonard Drags City’s Secret List Into Limelight
A majority of city council finally forced Police Commissioner Dan Saltzman to publish a secret list of frequent arrestees on Wednesday afternoon. Other local media have been downplaying the controversy during the hearing, but Commissioner Randy Leonard essentially went apeshit—as apeshit as it’s possible to go in a city council hearing, at least—at Saltzman for […]
County Chair In “Bolshevik Pig” Social Net-Melee
Bravo for re-posting this, Chairman Ted! Although on the principle that he gets paid “big bucks” to deal with random abuse on the internet, doesn’t that entitle anybody who ever blogged to a welfare check of some kind?
Brits Slam Ultra-Right Winger On TV
The British public have been outraged today over the appearance of British National Party leader Nick Griffin on a high-profile BBC show called Question Time. In Sarah Mirk’s words, “I like British politics, they seem to say what they actually mean, instead of sticking to talking points.” I agree. Young people would be so much […]
Good Old Eddie Lewis. I Mean, Lincoln.
Proving yet again that its lack of engagement in the race for house district 43 borders on is irresponsible, the Oregonian‘s website has named “Eddie Lewis” as the third contender in the race won earlier by Lew Frederick. The O’s brief article on Frederick’s selection has been updated and corrected, now, to name “Eddie Lincoln,” […]
BREAKING: County Picks Frederick For State
The board of Multnomah County Commissioners has picked Lew Frederick as a state legislator, after a nail-biting vote this morning. He beat Karol Collymore, an aide to County Commissioner Jeff Cogen, and Eddie Lincoln, a union organizer at Portland Community College, to the seat. FREDERICK: “Humbled and overwhelmed by your support,” he said, in tears. […]
