The long twisting saga of the Portland Police Bureau’s deal with the US Department of Justice over its abysmal record dealing with the mentally ill took a strange turn this week when a judge ruled that both the cops and their critics deserve a spot at the table during the remedy phase. On Tuesday, February […]
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Capturing Digital Pirates—How It Works!
If you’ve read my story last week about the crackdown on people who pirate at cafÉs, then you’ve got some clue of what happens when big-name copyright holders go after businesses whose patrons are thieving over their WiFi networks. But maybe you’re also wondering: how the hell do copyright holders know when pirating is going […]
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The Café Crackdown
Business Owners Risk Losing WiFi Because of Pirating Patrons
Cafés get stuck between pirates and copyright holders.
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Shaking up Salem
Will Lawmakers Listen to Earthquake Warning?
New earthquake study sounds the alarm for lawmakers.
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A Fare Fight
Permits in Hand, Taxi Co-op Now Faces Port Official
Is a Port of Portland official gunning for Portland’s new taxi co-op?
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Portland Will Get New Taxis for the First Time in 10 Years
Nathan Gilles Union Cab Members Pack City Hall After more than four years of effort, members of the cabbie-run start-up Union Cab Cooperative finally got the thumbs up they needed from city hall: Yesterday, November 7, Mayor Sam Adams and Portland City Council approved the creation of a new cab company and added new permits […]
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Portland Cabbies Continue to Clash Over Permits
Nathan Gilles Cabbies Protest New Cabbies This morning, a group of about 20 Portland cab drivers circled city hall in yellow, green, and blue taxis, honking their horns and attracting the watchful eyes of cops. The drivers were protesting the city’s plans to increase Portland’s taxi fleet by 35 percent. As we’ve reported earlier, the […]
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Occupy Trials Put on Hold: DA Takes Fight to Supreme Court
Denis Theriault Eviction at Chapman Square Last week, we reported that a little more than half of the remaining Occupy Portland court cases had won the right to jury trials and legal counsel. We also conjectured—based on multiple interviews—that District Attorney Mike Schrunk might dismiss these cases rather than waste time and energy appealing the […]
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Occupy: Case Dismissed?
Will Right to Jury Trials Spell End to Protesters’ Charges?
Occupy Portland wins right to jury trials—and maybe dismissals.
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Occupy Portland Wins Right to Jury Trials—Will Dismissals Follow?
Denis Theriault Eviction at Chapman Square After more than eight months of fighting—and in what amounts to a huge, and hugely complicated, legal victory—many Occupy Portland defendants have finally won the right to jury trials. This morning in the Multnomah County Courthouse, Judge Cheryl Albrecht ruled that a recent appellate court decision does indeed apply […]
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For the First Time in 10 Years, Portland Might Get More Taxis
Alex Chiu Yesterday, the city’s transportation board did two things it hasn’t done in over a decade: Recommend city council approve the creation of a new cab company and allow more taxis to work in the city. The new company is called Union Cab, a would-be worker-owned co-operative. There are some strong arguments for why […]
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Clash of the Cabbies
Plan to Add Permits Divides Portland’s Taxi Drivers, Sparks Claims of Racism
Plan to add taxi permits divides drivers, sparks talk of racism.