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Good morning, Portland! Seen any good TV lately?
Here are the headlines.
Seven Hours to Save the World: CNN’s seven-hour climate town hall was yesterday, and folks are praising the moderators and audience members for asking in-depth, important questions about what is probably the defining issue of our time: climate change. Keep your eyes peeled for some astute Mercury analysis coming later today, but until then, please enjoy being immature with me.
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— Meghan McCain Militia (@lib_crusher) September 5, 2019
Settlement: Portland City Council has approved a $60,000 settlement payment to a mentally ill man who was shot by a Portland Police Bureau officer in 2017. According to the city attorney’s office, there was “risk the city may be found liable” if the case had gone to trial.
Not Good for Gibson: Newly released video in the Multnomah County DA’s case against Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson show Gibson participating in the May Day brawl at Cider Riot. Read more from the Oregonian.
Checked Out: A potential 2020 Oregon ballot measure would limit grocery stores to only operating two self-checkout machines at a time. AFL-CIO, which backs the measure, says it’s necessary to protect both workers and customers.
The Hero Has a Name:
She has been known to the world as “Emily Doe,” the sexual assault victim of Stanford swimmer Brock Turner. Now she’s revealing her name and face. Chanel Miller, here reading her victim impact statement, gives her first interview to “60 Minutes” https://t.co/U4GDOofVj6 pic.twitter.com/cpVMwCZ4Sk
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) September 4, 2019
PortlandnAirbnb: The city of Portland has entered into a data-sharing agreement with Airbnb, which will make it easier to track the city’s short-term rentals and make sure renters are following city rules. Per OPB, the agreement comes after years of tension and legal action between the city and the company.
Trump’s Troll: The Trump administration has decide to reverse energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs that were set during the George W. Bush presidency. My own read on this: Trump knows he doesn’t have many good years left, and he’s determined to destroy the planet and take us all down with him.
LAST. SLUSHY. EVER. Labor Day has already passed, but I don’t consider that the end of summer—no, I consider the end of the Mercury’s Summer of Slushies to be the true end of summer. Unfortunately, that means summer ends this week.
