Good morning, Portland. I hope you enjoy these links.

Gypsy Jokers
Gypsy Jokers

ICYMI: Portland has active outlaw motorcycle clubs. A group of people associated with the Gypsy Joker Motorcycle Club were indicted the other day for murdering a former member.

There’s a budget fight going on. Portland’s auditor is vowing to slash services because of Mayor Charlie Hales’ budget:

“The Mayor’s proposed budget does not adequately address the perennial funding problems with the Hearing’s Office, so I am withdrawing consent for my office to administer it,” Hull Caballero writes in a May 4 memo to Portland City Council. “City Council needs to develop a transition plan and assign someone to manage it.”

Despite an auto-play video, you should visit KGW for their very well done “Faces of Homelessness” piece.

The Oregonian has a good long story on the closing of Portland’s Joyce Hotel.

Portland police Capt. Todd Wyatt is back in the news again for spraying a dog-walker with his garden hose. He’s a big creep.

Spring cleaning, needed: “Landlord says nearly 50,000 lbs of trash left in house by former tenant.” Sources tell the Mercury he was just hoarding copies of Willamette Week (I’m just kidding, obviously, but I couldn’t resist. WW is a fine paper).

“Oregon DOJ finds no criminal wrongdoing by Sheriff Dan Stanton“:

Release of the DOJ investigation wraps up one chapter in the ongoing saga of turmoil in the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office. While Staton has said only evidence of criminal wrongdoing would cause him to resign before he’s ready to retire, the sheriff’s deputy’s union continues a vote of no-confidence. The union has already urged him to step down.

Look at this, man:

Word on the street is the Kentucky Derby is today. 1 p.m. on NBC.