It’s hardly a controversial take these days that Portland has too few cops. Late last year, Mayor Charlie Hales convinced his city council colleagues to spend more than $500,000 hiring 11 new background checks investigators, which Hales said were needed to fill dozens of vacancies in the police bureau. Police Chief Larry O’Dea has been […]
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Housing Advocate Chloe Eudaly “Seriously Considering” A Run for Portland City Council
Photo courtesy of Chloe Eudaly Attention displaced and cost-burdened Portlanders: One of your own just might run for City Council. Chloe Eudaly, longtime owner of independent bookstore Reading Frenzy, says she’s not yet ready to make it official, but that after being encouraged by dozens of people, she’s deciding whether to toss her hat in […]
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Hillary Clinton Wants To Repeal Ban On Public Funding For Abortion
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons The Hyde Amendment is a garbage piece of legislation that systematically targets low-income women. Here’s Fusion: When asked if she would support congressional efforts to repeal the Hyde Amendment, Hillary Clinton wasted no time pondering her answer: “Yes.” “And actually I have for a very long time,” the Democratic frontrunner […]
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Guns Do Not Make Us Safer
Rightwing blogs are filled with praise for the gun-owning mom who confronted Obama last week during his town hall discussion of gun control: “As a survivor of rape, and now a mother to two small children — you know, it seems like being able to purchase a firearm of my choosing, and being able to […]
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[This Country’s] Slum Management Company
Your mustard/baby poop colored, vinyl sided fire traps are the most ubiquitous of all property managment companies in the city. You have the audacity to charge people $900 per month (and climbing) to live in wall-to-wall carpeted cycles of hell. It takes your team of troglodite maintenance morons up to a week to fix a […]
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It’s Happening Tonight!
MUSIC—You were hella looking forward to Janet Jackson at the Moda Center tonight, but that got canceled (wardrobe malfunction?). Now you can really dig into underrated power-pop legend Todd Rundgren instead! His music is as varied as his long career. You can call him Mister Rundgren, if you’re nasty. COURTNEY FERGUSONStar Theater, 13 NW 6th, […]
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I Want Backspace Back
2+ years after Backspace internet cafe closes, and I still think that it was a messed up thing to do. It was a great place for appointment meetings, internet wi-fi, hanging out, playing video games, or just chilling after hours. Had it still been around, I’m sure that Portlandia would have gotten around to filming […]
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Portland’s Big-Screen Tributes to David Bowie
UPDATE, WED JAN 3: And the Hollywood Theater (4122 NE Sandy) has jumped in too, with a screening of The Hunger (1983) on Thurs Feb 4. Sounds like the Laurelhurst Theater will also be playing The Hunger starting on Fri Jan 22, as soon as they’re done screening Labyrinth. ORIGINAL POST: David Bowie was no […]
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TIFU by Being Honest
When we started dating five years ago you were physically active, ate and drank responsibly, and cared about your health. Fast forward to this year and your 5’2″ frame is now completely unrecognizable. But I’m a piece of shit for no longer being attracted to someone who no longer gives a shit about how they […]
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The Bachelor Recap: Episode 2 —More Science Than You’d Expect!
Courtesy of The Baltimore Sun This recap is even hotter than the episode itself. Fuck, alright. It’s Monday night again, which means there’s only one thing standing between me and the bleary-eyed horror that is Tuesday morning, and that’s The Bachelor. Got your sweats on? Me too. Let’s do this. Read last week’s recap if […]
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This Is Who’s Playing the Sasquatch! Festival This Year
Like a bunch of confused crocuses, Festival Lineup Announcement Season has come early this year, and Washington State’s Sasquatch! Festival is no exception. Last night the annual music fest announced who would be performing for its 15th year. Let’s take a look at the poster (like all worthwhile things, you can click on it to […]
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Savage Love Letter of the Day: Licensed Massage Practitioner Takes License
I recently found a new LMP that I really liked, but I had a questionable experience with him this week. I had seen him once before, last December, and went in for my second appointment on Monday. Near the end of the massage, he was working on my neck and asked me if it would […]