Endorsement: Let’s keep funding the Portland Children’s Levy
City
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Savings or Loan?
Budget Relies on Dubious Pension Savings
Portland’s happy to take pension savings—but might have to pay them back.
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The Kindest Cuts
Hales’ Budget Saves Safety Net Programs—by Cutting Police and Fire Bureaus
Mayor Hales saves safety net programs—by cutting money for cops.
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Sickness and Health
Discrimination Probe at Oregon Health Authority Finds Other Woes
An internal investigation turns up problems in Oregon’s health agency.
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Closed for Business?
Old Town Bars Ready to Ditch Entertainment District
Old Town bars ready to ditch weekend street closures.
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So Slough Me
Suit Against Tiny Scrap Yard Points to Progress in Fight to Clean Waterway
Lawsuit against small scrap yard points to progress in fight to clean waterway.
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Sign Language
Goose Hollow Neighbors Prod PBOT over Placard Installation
Goose Hollow neighbors poke PBOT over slow placard installation.
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Racing against Oblivion
Lawmakers May Decide Fate of Horse Track
The legislature might help keep Portland Meadows from closing.
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Calling a Do-Over
City Wants New Trial in Police Brutality Case
The city attorney’s office wants a new trial in a $306,000 police brutality case.
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Nobody’s Home
Lackluster Results, So Far, for Portland’s “Overnight Sleeping” Pilot Project
Lackluster results haunt Portland’s “overnight sleeping” pilot project.
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Defense Spending
Public Defenders Hate Being Oregon’s Lowest-Paid Lawyers
Public defenders are making a strong case for better pay. It probably won’t matter.
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Minimum Effect
Portland’s Incoming Parking Requirements Won’t Solve Its Problems
No one’s pursuing the real solution to Portland’s parking woes.