Denis C. Theriault

Denis C. Theriault is the Portland Mercury's News Editor. He writes stories about City Hall and the Portland Police Bureau, focusing on issues like homelessness, police oversight, insider politics, and civil liberties. Before arriving in Portland, Denis wrote and edited for the San Jose Mercury News, covering the California Legislature and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, as well as the city of San Jose—a real-live million-person town.

Denis C. Theriault

Recent Articles

Don't Call It a Comeback

The Push to Revive Voter-Owned Elections Has Run Aground

Hall Monitor

Some Fond Parting Shots!

A Leap of Faith

Is $20 Million Enough to Defy History, Fight Gentrification, and Revive the Black Portland that Was?

Is $20 Million Enough to Reverse Gentrification?

Good Morning, News: Goodbye, Leonard Nimoy. LLAP.

Required Reading: Amanda Fritz's Speech on Why Portland Should Have Kept Out of the JTTF

Good Morning, News: Bike Thieves Beware! Donald Trump! A Crack-Scandal Tie!

Hall Monitor

For Hales, Earnestness Pays Off

Good Morning, News: Filthy Airport Carpet, Another Ground War in Iraq, and the Magic Blood of Ebola Survivors

Hales, with "Reluctant" Vote, Swings Portland Back into FBI Anti-Terror Task Force

Good Morning, News: Jerome Kersey Has Died, You Can't Smoke in Parks, and Eddie Murphy Failed Us All

New World Oregon

Who's Mostly to Blame for Governor John Kitzhaber's Resignation? John Kitzhaber.

Hall Monitor

Business as Usual in City Hall?

The Chairman of the Multnomah County GOP Has a Novel (Dick Joke) Take on Kitzhaber's Travails

Charlie Hales Has Begun Raising Serious Campaign Cash—from a Longtime Political Supporter

The John Kitzhaber and Cylvia Hayes Scandal: A Handy Primer

Good Morning, News: Laptop Wars! LGBT Bigotry! The Continuing Saga of John Kitzhaber!

After Top Democrats Demand His Resignation, the End Appears Nigh for Governor John Kitzhaber

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Denis C. Theriault

Recent Articles

The Push to Revive Voter-Owned Elections Has Run Aground

Some Fond Parting Shots!

Is $20 Million Enough to Defy History, Fight Gentrification, and Revive the Black Portland that Was?

For Hales, Earnestness Pays Off

Who's Mostly to Blame for Governor John Kitzhaber's Resignation? John Kitzhaber.

Business as Usual in City Hall?

Just Can't Get Enough?

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