State laws block local efforts to create affordable housing.
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A Group of Kids is Suing the Federal Government for Ruining the Earth
Look out, Uncle Sam, these 21 kids from across the country are suing you for screwing up the climate. A group of kids—mostly from Oregon, but also from Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, New York, and Washington—filed suit today in U.S. District Court in Eugene, claiming that the federal government has failed to act to […]
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Bernie Sanders Met with Don’t Shoot PDX Activists After Sunday’s Rally
Dan Cronin 19,000 Portlanders feeling the Bern Dont Shoot PDX activist Marcus Cooper is reporting on Facebook that he and five others were invited to sit down with Senator Bernie Sanders on Sunday, following a gigantic rally at the Moda Center. According to Cooper’s Facebook post, Sanders sat down with the activists—including Teressa Raiford, who […]
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Every Oregonian Needs $15 Per Hour, According to a New Report
Study finds we all need at least $15 per hour Results of a study led by 15 Now Oregon were released today, and they confirm that a statewide increase of the minimum wage to $15 per hour is the only adequate way to self-sufficiency. What that means is that the bill to increase the state’s […]
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The Providence Bridge Pedal, Including the Tilikum Crossing, is This Weekend
Your first chance to bike the Tilikum Crossing Riders: start your engines! Wait, I think I’m doing this wrong. I’m new here, remember? But really, Sunday is the 20th annual Providence Bridge Pedal… Now with one more bridge! Where there were 10 bridges to cross, this year the Tilikum Crossing is ready for its debut […]
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Bernie Sanders Called the Mercury: NBD. This Weekend’s Rally has Moved!
Vermont senator and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders spent about a half hour today on a conference call with several regional reporters (including me!) in preparation for his upcoming Portland, Seattle, and Los Angeles rallies. He answered questions about how he differs from his most prominent competitor, how he’d fix broken US political system, and whether […]
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Good Morning, News!: Hillary, Bernie, and 12 Pounds of Meth
That dinner looks expensive! Hillary Clinton was in town last night for a fancypants dinner at a really rich guy’s house in a tony Portland neighborhood, but you probably didn’t go because you couldn’t afford the $2,700 price tag. Of course, neither could we. Reporters that did go were kept down the street, though photogs […]
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#ShellNo: Why the St. Johns Bridge Protest Was a Long Time Coming
Why the St. Johns Bridge protest was a long time coming.
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Affordable Housing, Tenant Protections, and Developer Penalties. Oh, My!
Jason Sturgill More money for affordable housing! Portland City Council made some important tweaks today to an existing program that could mean the area will see an increase in affordable housing development. The Portland Development Commission’s Multiple-Unit Limited Tax Exemption (MULTE) program allows developers to get out of paying property taxes on new multifamily housing […]
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Local Activist Groups Plan Events to Commemorate One-Year Anniversary of the Killing of Michael Brown
The upcoming one-year anniversary of the killing of Michael Brown will be commemorated in Portland with a series of discussions, activist trainings, and a community art project, according to a news release. Don’t Shoot PDX activists on Aug. 7 from 3:30 pm to 8 pm, and again on Aug. 8 from 1 pm to 5 […]
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Obama’s Clean Power Plan was Announced Today, and Mayor Charlie Hales Was There
Portland General Electric Port Westward Generating Plant in Clatskanie President Obama today released the final version of the Clean Power Plan—an Environmental Protection Agency program that aims to cut carbon-dioxide emissions from the nation’s power plants. The plan will potentially transform the United States’ electricity industry by pushing utility companies to take cleaner energy more […]
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Good Morning, News!: Bullet-Deflecting Armadillos, Mayor Hales Talks Climate Change, and RIP Rowdy Roddy
RIP Rowdy Roddy Piper Y’all probably know by now, but it bears repeating: Pro wrestler and Portland native Rowdy Roddy Piper died Friday at age 61. Portland needs nearly $1.2 billion, yes billion, in street maintenance. The latest tally was announced without a solution in sight, and with both Transportation Commissioner Steve Novick and Mayor […]