Uber’s driven a new ethics ordinance straight to city hall.
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Hall Monitor: Campaign Operatives, Catalogued?
Uber’s Driven a New Ethics Ordinance Straight to City Hall
Ethics
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Spring is Here, and So Is A Gentle Reminder Not to Harass People on the Street
“If only I could enjoy this low-key Easter egg hunt without being sexually harassed.” Monkey Business Images The cold gray rains abated briefly today, and it was utterly glorious until that awful springtime tradition reared its ugly, misogynist head: That’s right, I’m talking about our old friend street harassment, an unpleasant daily occurrence that seems […]
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Street Harassment; Or, Is That A Dick I See Out of the Corner of My Eye?
Ana Benaroya THAT LOOKS LIKE A DICK in my peripheral vision. But that can’t be right—because I’m just sitting here on a bench in broad daylight. I look up, and yes, that’s a dick. I’m waiting for the bus, and the guy next to me is masturbating. He flees the scene. That’s when I realize […]
Posted inEthics
Ice Storm Ethics: Is it Okay To Walk In the Street?
First of all, a quick note to transplants: Congratulations on hailing from a state where you commute on ice and snow all the time. We appreciate your keen driving skills, if not your incessant bitching about those who aren’t quite as used to icy conditions as yourself. Please try to find the humanity in the […]
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Islamic State Has Killed at Least 30 Gays by Stoning, Firing Squad, Beheading, and Pushing Men from Tall Buildings
Turkey opened its border to fleeing Syrians in 2014. This photo of Turkish soldiers at the border was taken in September 2014. Syrian gays have reportedly fled into Turkey and elsewhere. fpolat69 / Shutterstock.com In horrifying news: The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility for executing at least 30 people for sodomy, the head […]
Posted inCannabis
Poll: Is Pot Smoke Offensive? (At Least One Court Says No!)
Illustration: VINNIE NEUBERG The O had this intriguing story yesterday about apartment dwellers in Philomath, Oregon who contacted police about a neighbor’s incessant and “offensive” pot smoke, claiming the smell would come wafting into their windows at least two or three times per week. Based on the smell, the cops paid the neighbor, Jared William […]
Posted inPortland
Meet Portland’s “Worst Person”
Illustration: Andrea Tsurumi [Editor’s Note: A couple of months ago we asked readers to (anonymously!) send in a 500-word essay on why they think they’re the “Worst Person in Portland” with the winner receiving a $300 grand prize. What we got was an outpouring of self-loathing, passive aggressiveness, and misguided narcissism… in other words, so […]
Posted inEthics
You’re RIGHT About That: Francine Returns… with Things You are RIGHT About?!?
Hi. I’m Francine Colman-Gutierrez. I’ve been told this column can be a little negative. You’re right about that… and here are some more things you’re right about. People who go on and on about “beautiful sunrises” should shut the fuck up. You’re right about that. It’s unseemly for adults to ride Razor scooters. Agree 100 […]
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“The Camera is a Superb Liar”: Guardian Takes a Swing at that Oregonian Photo
Courtesy ABC News; Original Photo by Johnny Nguyen for the Oregonian It’s the photo published on multiple news sites (as seen above) and shared on a million Facebook pages; Oregonian freelance photog Johnny Nguyen’s touching shot of a crying 12-year-old hugging a Portland cop after the Ferguson non-indictment. One could see the photo as a […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Congressman Earl Blumenauer is Really Upping his Dessert-Bribery Game
Yep, that’s a poster for Fast Five. 🙁 Sure, we all like to complain about the twee and offbeat image of this city so often beamed to the rest of the country. When that image descends on your place of business on a lackluster Monday afternoon, though, you’ve no choice but to embrace it. And […]
Posted inEthics
Tender Loving Empire Hawthorne’s Grand Opening/Christmas Pre-Func
Tender Loving Empire has been working on its expansion to a second location, at 3541 SE Hawthorne, for months (check out a glimpse of the raw space from back in September). Now they’ve announced that the grand opening will take place Thursday, Dec 4 (6:30-9:30 pm) and it’ll be a hell of a lot more […]
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Urban Outfitters’ “Bloody Kent State” Sweatshirt: Too Soon? Or Too Late?
Go wake up your grandparents and ask them if they remember the tragedy at Kent State. (I “remember” it because I was an extra in the Kent State TV movie! My big scene was peeking over the soldier as the primary student activist was making a rousing speech.) Anyway, here’s a sweatshirt that Urban Outfitters […]