Mayor Charlie Hales and Commissioner Steve Novick today proposed a 120-day pilot program to regulate Portland’s for-hire transportation industry in an attempt to allow Uber and Lyft to operate in Portland along side traditional fleet companies. “Evolving consumer interests, population growth and a booming tourism industry have generated more demand for taxis and other for-hire […]
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$15 Now Organizers Filed Today with Oregon Elections Division
Marchers in downtown Portland on Wednesday Organizers with 15 Now Oregon filed today with the State Elections Division to add a measure to the 2016 ballot that, if passed, would raise the statewide minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2019. “This is a big undertaking, but we know we have strong support from our […]
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Good Morning, News!: Traffic Jams, Choco Tacos, and 14 Million Bees
IT’S FRIDAY! Good morning! Avoid the Sellwood Bridge starting tonight, because it’s going to be closed. The closure is probably going to clog up the Ross Island Bridge, Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard, and Interstate 5 through Sunday, warns Multnomah County spokesman Mike Pullen. Also avoid electing Jeb Bush as president in 2016, please. It’s supposed to […]
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Commissioners Choose Multnomah County Courthouse Site
Rendering of proposed courthouse on preferred site The quandary is no more: Multnomah County’s new courthouse will snuggle up next to an “oasis in the heart of the city” … or maybe it will snuggle up to the shell of what was once Veritable Quandry. The Multnomah County Commission this morning approved the county’s preferred […]
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Good Morning, News!: Snubbed Singletrackers, Fiery Infernos, And Pull My Finger
WAKE UP! Oh, good. You’re awake. Here’s some news: Singletrack riders haven’t been allowed in the River View Natural Area since March 2 and they’re not happy about it. The Portland Tribune‘s Jennifer Anderson makes a great case for why that’s not cool. Speaking of uncool, this guy apparently got a rental car that had […]
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Marchers Demand End to “Poverty Wages”
Protestors on Wednesday take to downtown Portland streets demanding a statewide $15/hr minimum wage Nicole Stroup, a nine-year Aramark employee who works on the Portland State University campus, lost her home and is living in her car. She tears up when explaining that her two kids—a 10-year-old daugher and a 3-year-old son—are living with relatives, […]
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Weed, Inc.
A Pot Attorney Answers Questions about the Business of Legal Weed
Attorney Amy Margolis answers questions about weed, man.
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Pushing for a Pipeline
How a $500 Million Fuel Facility Nearly Crept into North Portland
Where was the public outreach for a proposed North Portland propane facility?
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Uber Update: No Easy Fixes For Cab Code
Yesterday’s Portland City Council work session to rebuild our “broken” taxi code and allow transportation network companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft to operate alongside traditional cab companies may have answered some questions—but commissioners aren’t ready to settle on details just yet. “It’s important that we do this right,” says Commissioner Amanda Fritz. “It’s not […]
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Good Morning, News: Joe Biden And A Binky, Too Much Cylvia, And Lots Of Bad Cops
Good morning from Joe Biden and this baby who is not related to him but wants that Binky back: Photo credit: Georgina Bloomberg, daughter of billionaire former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg Here’s some news: Masoud Faraji of Lake Oswego is suing three local luxury car dealerships, alleging religious and racial discrimination. Faraji, 46, […]
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Don’t Worry, White People, Other White People Will Save You!
Rendering of the proposed Multnomah County Courthouse done in fetching blue and yellow hues. Welp, there goes the neighborhood. It doesn’t look like good news for Portlanders who can afford $17 chilaquiles: Veritable Quandary—the downtown restaurant that bills its patio a “dining oasis”—is probably getting bunch of criminals as neighbors. The Multnomah County Commission on […]
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Good Morning, News: Recalled Hummus, a Shoe Thief, and an Angry Diner
Pacific Northwesterners today get sun and weather in the mid-60s. Yay! In other weather news: probably you don’t need another reason to avoid moving to the midwest, but tornados. Are you eating hummus for breakfast? Is it made by Sabra? You should stop eating and go here to see if you might get Listeria. There’s […]