Portland sucks at tracking and selling it’s property, according to pulls-no-punches City Auditor Mary Hull Caballero. The Portland Tribune reports that Caballero’s recent audit states the city “lacks a comprehensive inventory of city-owned properties and is not periodically reviewing its real estate holdings.” This tongue-lashing comes weeks after Caballero called out Mayor Charlie Hales for what she says was a lax reaction to her concerns of intimidation in the Independent Police Review Division.
Ousted Oregon first lady Political Consultant public official Cylvia Hayes wants taxpayers to fund her court battle over disclosing state-related emails Hayes kept in personal accounts. Her attorney argues that as former Gov. John Kitzhaber‘s girlfriend, Hayes advised the governor on environmental policy and is a “state agency,” affording her a state-funded defense.
Andres Lubitz, the maniac co-pilot who killed 150 people when he smashed a plane into the French Alps, researched suicide methods days before the crash, prosecutors say. The investigators have reportedly also located the second black box.
It’s gonna be real stinky in California this summer: Gov. Jerry Brown on Wednesday announced mandatory water use restrictions for the first time in the state’s history. The New York Times reports that the restrictions will limit the amount of time Californians can spend in the shower. P.U., California.
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he won’t sign the mess of an anti-LGBT bill on his desk until lawmakers come to their senses and fix it.
If you’re smart enough to get into Stanford University, YAY FOR YOU! If you’re rich enough to afford the crazy tuition, DOUBLE YAY FOR YOU! If you’re not rich, but you are smart, Stanford’s is free!
I don’t know about you, but I am considering emailing this article to my grandma. She’s had the same jar of red and yellow candy on her coffee table since I was in grade school. Read labels, grandmas.
This guy took a selfie every mile he hiked on the Pacific Crest Trail. That’s 2,660 selfies. Which is clearly too many selfies, except you get to watch him shed 50 pounds during the five minute time lapse video.
The world’s oldest known living person, 117-year-old Misao Okawa, died on Wednesday in Osaka, Japan. Okawa said recently her secret longevity was sushi and sleeping (seems legit). Here are other helpful tidbits on how to live long and prosper, including bacon, whiskey, and avoiding men.
Comedian Chris Rock has been pulled over seven times in the last two months, according to this Daily Beast article. Rock has been posting photos of some interactions to his Instagram account with captions like, “Stopped by the cops again wish me luck.”
Here is a video of a really happy dog:
You just had to post the Billy video twice, didn’t you.