Another happy Sunday to you, and happy August. BP is about to try and seal its well using a “static kill…” meanwhile, nobody can find any oil. That’s because they doused it with dispersants, and it’s at the bottom of the sea, which BP says is OK. For your daily dose of infuration: a CNN […]
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Portland Police Decide Not to Prosecute Gore
Remember this news? You know, that Al Gore allegedly sexually harassed a massage therapist in his hotel room, and the Portland Police Bureau was re-opening the case? Yeah, well, not gonna happen. Today the PPB and the district attorney’s office released a statement explaining why they’re not going to prosecute: Deficiencies in the case: 1. […]
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Council Moves Ahead on West Hayden Development
The Portland city council has decided to continue an inquiry into developing West Hayden Island into a new 300-acre auto-import facility for the Port of Portland. Last night the council chambers, the upper balcony, and an overflow room with a TV monitor were packed with people supporting and opposing the development of the now-untouched land. […]
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More Fun with the Rap Sheet
New Police Association President Daryl Turner isn’t the only one who’s been defending the Chasse cops and writing in the union newsletter. Try this on for size: Does it take three years to answer the questions in the Chasse case? Probably not, but the investigation was never going to be quick enough or provide the […]
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Good Morning, News!!
BP: Lawsuit time. The Gulf: longtime cesspool. Rig workers: compensated. The economy: sucks less, more slowly. Afghanistan: the deadliest month yet for US troops. Pakistan: flooded. Drug lord: dead. Rangel: entangled. AND HAPPY STINKING FRIDAY!
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New Police Assn. President Stands Behind Chasse Cops
DARYL TURNER: We must “vindicate their names, careers, and integrity” Newly elected Portland Police Association President Daryl Turner has issued a statement of support for the police officers involved in the in-custody beating and death of James Chasse Jr.: Chris Humphreys, Kyle Nice, and Bret Burton. Read more from the Oregonian here; the statement is […]
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Columbia River Crossing: Pro and Con
Check out this debate between CRC Co-Director Richard Brandman and Stop the CRC Coalition member David Osborn. Also of note: Metro released findings showing that a 10- or 12-lane bridge with light rail and tolls would increase North Portland employment by 1.5 percent and spur a minimal increase in unwanted suburban growth in Clark County. […]
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Ballot Measure Update
On your November ballot, you will see measures to create medical marijuana dispensaries, strengthen mandatory minimum sentences for felons, and permanently diverting 15% of lottery proceeds to build habitats for wildlife. The DJC MULTNOMAH KENNEL CLUB: Could have been a casino. Won’t be. What won’t you see? A new casino in Wood Village (the measure […]
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Good Morning, News!!
On this fine Thursday, BP heads to court. In Idaho. I guess the theory is that Idahoans are less biased against BP than residents of the Gulf states. China: getting more polluted. Anyone remember in 2007 when the NY Times decided to write about how dirty and disgusting China was, every day, for like a […]
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Silent Goodbyes
Undocumented Immigrant? You’re Fired!
Oregon workers meet a quieter, gentler kind of immigration raid.
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Immigrants in Jail
Life Before “Secure Communities”
Checking up on how immigrants are handled by Oregon’s county jails.
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Meet the New Police Association President
TURNER: His facial hair is oddly similar to Scott Westerman’s. Daryl Turner is the first elected president of the Portland Police Association since former President Scott Westerman stepped down in the wake of some bizarre road rage incidents. Before being sworn in today, Turner was a downtown patrol officer, and has served on the force […]