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Good morning, Portland! Grab your mug of hot brown stuff and watch the cold white stuff slowly disappear from the city streets.
Here are the headlines.
Drought Watch: Late-winter snow storms have helped a lot, but the Pacific Northwest could still be staring down the barrel of a drought.
No Love Lost Here: As social media reports of anti-LGBTQ violence continue to circulate, the queer community isn’t in any rush to report their attacks to the police. Here’s why.
I Guess This Is Our Vietnam? Trump landed in Vietnam yesterday for a nuclear summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump is reportedly “desperate for a win.”
Public Discourse: Michael Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, is expected to publicly testify in front of Congress tomorrow.
Under Control: Back to local news—the New York Times has taken notice of a rent control bill currently working its way through the Oregon Legislature.
After two months at the state mental institution, at a cost of roughly $80,000 to taxpayers, the woman was found fit for court.
She pleaded guilty to riding public transportation without fare and was sentenced to probation. https://t.co/QdxSljvYWZ #orpol #orleg
— Gordon Friedman (@gordonrfriedman) February 25, 2019
Shaky Ground: Portland’s earthquake-unsafe placarding ordinance has caught a lot of controversy since city council passed the original version in October. We take a wide-angle look at the context and possible outcome—and how it’s reminiscent of Portland’s racist history.
I Knew Amtrak Was Slow, But…An Amtrak train carrying almost 200 people has been stranded near Eugene since yesterday morning, after hitting a tree on the train tracks.
Your Graph of the Day: Call me a data nerd!
These Graphs Perfectly Capture The Rolling Hills And Sprawling Pastures Of Mama’s Girlhood, And O! How Sweet The Meadowgrass Smelled https://t.co/Y7bNvoG7zz pic.twitter.com/O7gn1ZFAxx
— ClickHole (@ClickHole) February 26, 2019
