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It’s been (almost) 100 days since the mayor took office. And what does Portland think? So far, so good… but so far, not so much.
Old Town’s new “entertainment zone” is safer than before—but eerier.
Mayor Charlie Hales won’t fight the police union over keeping contract talks fully public.
The relationship between city and county is a muddy, murky myth.
The corner of SE 37th and Division is ground zero for the city’s zoning drama.
Another bad budget year, another campaign to protect cash for the needy.
Can a focus on “hotspots” help the cops do more with less?
No one knows what proposed parking limits for apartments would do, exactly.
It’s a confounding budget switcheroo from the city’s transportation director.
Mayor Charlie Hales is working his people hard. And it’s showing.
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