Mayor Adams slams last-minute change to Sellwood Bridge design.
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The End of a Hunger Strike
Cameron Whitten Decides to Stop Protest
Just shy of two months, Cameron Whitten announces an end to his housing-justice protest.
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The Naked American vs. TSA
“Symbolic Nudity” Is Okay in Oregon—Now Can Portland’s TSA Protester Win Against the Feds?
Airport stripper John Brennan takes on the feds.
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Get Off Our Lawn!
City Hall Tightens the Screws on a Months-Old Sidewalk Camping Protest
City hall tightens the screws on a months-old sidewalk camping protest.
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The Last Black Bar
African-American Bar Adapts to Whitening Neighborhood
The last black-owned bar on North Vancouver adapts to a whitening neighborhood.
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If You Don’t Win, Sue
Pot Petitioners Use a Conservative Tactic: Suting the State
Pot petitioners use a conservative tactic: taking the state to court.
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Smoking the Grassroots
Will Pot Reformers Ever Win the Popular Vote Again?
Pot reform has failed at the ballot ever since 1998—is this the year its luck will change?
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Inside the Occupy Files
Internal Reports Reveal What Cops Think of Protests
Internal reports offer rare glimpse at police bureau’s approach to protests.
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“Apathy and Distraction”
A Q&A with Hunger Striker Cameron Whitten
Q&A with city hall hunger striker Cameron Whitten
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Sandbagging Occupy?
Protesters, Lawyers Gripe the DA Has Been Too Slow to Release Police Records
Occupy Portland accuses the district attorney’s office of holding out on police records.
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Long Live the Tallboy!
OLCC Pulls Plug on Amanda Fritz’s Downtown Malt Liquor Ban
Citing legal issues, the OLCC drops Amanda Fritz’s downtown malt liquor ban.
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Playing a New Race Card
What’s Behind Disparity in Traffic Stops? Maybe Racism, Cops Admit
The cops stop getting defensive, and start getting scientific, over profiling.