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Good morning, Portland! Hope you enjoyed the blink of sunshine and true joy we experienced over the weekend, it’s back to endless raindrops.
A Public Health Crisis: As the fatal pneumonia-like coronavirus spreads through China (and beyond), the communist country is calling it what it is: a public health crisis. Yet, Chinese citizens familiar with the secretive regime, are still questioning the full transparency of their government during this critical moment.
Kobe: Legendary NBA star Kobe Bryant, 41, and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died Sunday in a fiery helicopter crash along with seven others. The news shook the country, as Bryant had inspired millions through his career—especially those in the African American community and those living in LA, the city where Bryant spent the majority of his career. In Bryant’s death, however, some are grappling with how to shine light on his 2003 rape allegations. Bryant leaves behind his wife Vanessa and three other daughters.
Teen Queen: Billie Eilish swept the Grammys, taking home five mini gramophones for Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Album of the Year. At 18, Eilish is the youngest artist in Grammy history to win Album of the Year. The show featured dazzling performances by Lizzo, Lil Nas X, and Demi Lovato.
You Ain’t Got No Alibi: A 2018 iPhone recording of yer boi Trump demanding the removal of United States ambassador to Ukraine and acting chummy with guys at the center of the impeachment inquiry seems to contradict everything Trump’s claimed about the Ukraine debacle. Cool cool cool.
Bolton Tells All: Meanwhile, yer boi John Bolton (former US national security adviser) wrote a book confirming that Trump asked him to freeze funding to Ukraine until the country helped investigate US Democrats, including the Bidens.
Portland’s only walk-in psychiatric hospital is still struggling to stay afloat:
Unity Center wants more taxpayer money from @OHAOregon.
But it’s proposed solution to a $21 million operating loss? The math doesn’t seem to add up. @MollyHarbarger and me dig in. https://t.co/aVSzM0v5tE
— Brad Schmidt (@_Brad_Schmidt) January 25, 2020
Rep. Tlaib vs. Portland’s Pending Baseball Stadium: U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib came to Portland and dissed city leadership for wanting to build a baseball stadium during an affordable housing crisis. In doing so, she singlehandedly coined the theme for the city’s upcoming primary election: “Mayors come and go. City Council members come and go. But neighborhoods don’t go anywhere.”
Victims of Portlands’ Class War: A man drove over a woman sleeping in a driveway outside of an apartment complex Friday, killing her. (Yet no arrests have been made).
An Open Wound: The trial of Jeremy Christian, the man charged with murdering two men on the MAX, begins this Tuesday. Here’s how his 2016 attack—spurred by seeing a Black woman in a hijab—has impacted Portland’s Muslim population and other communities of color.
It’s official: The City of Portland has finally met all of the requirements of a legal agreement over Portland police officers’ mistreatment of people with mental illnesses. (But our city’s woes with the police are far from resolved).
Me when I hear someone’s not registered to vote. pic.twitter.com/q9vuqpY9vj
— MOVE Texas (@MOVE_texas) January 27, 2020
1) The only apartments on that block of 92nd appear to be subsidized housing. 2) Why do you think an arrest or charges would be appropriate?