With city parks on the verge of an increased funding stream, Portland’s roads commissioner has questions.
Amanda Fritz
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Not Long Now
What You Can (Probably) Expect in Portland’s Uber-Friendly Future
What you can (probably) expect in Portland’s Uber-friendly future.
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Hall Monitor
Death, Taxes, Budgets, and Horse Cops
The heat’s off Portland police in this year’s budget. Well, most of them.
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Understand the Box
Four Things a City Workgroup Should Sort Out About “Ban the Box”
MAYOR CHARLIE HALES walked into council chambers late last month ready to improve the lives of Portlanders with criminal records. After months of discussion with advocates and business owners, Hales was raring to expand a city policy that dictates when employers can ask about applicants’ criminal histories—a suggestion many agree will help ex-convicts get jobs. […]
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Don’t Call It a Comeback
The Push to Revive Voter-Owned Elections Has Run Aground
Want publicly funded elections back in Portland? You’re out of luck for now.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
“Perhaps invite the gangbangers over for cold-pressed coffee?”
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Hall Monitor
Some Fond Parting Shots!
If Charlie Hales is vulnerable ahead of 2016, it’s his own fault.
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Hall Monitor
For Hales, Earnestness Pays Off
In explaining his JTTF reversal, the mayor zings a rumored re-election rival: Mike Reese.
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Behind the Scenery
The City’s New Olive Branch to Parks Workers Belies a Two-Year Labor Fight
The city’s new olive branch to parks workers belies a two-year labor fight.
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Hall Monitor
Business as Usual in City Hall?
Hales’ plans for the Central Eastside would benefit a major campaign donor.
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$15… for Some
Mayor Hales’ Headline-Grabbing Wage Hike Affects 16 People
Mayor Charlie Hales’ headline-grabbing wage hike affects 16 people.