What you can (probably) expect in Portland’s Uber-friendly future.
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Hitting “Reset” on Police Reform
Portland’s grand experiment for curbing police abuses is off to a rocky start.
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In Other News
Sorry, developers—higher fees! Sorry, drunks—no Uber! Sorry, employees—no higher minimum wage, yet!
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Claim Dumpers
A Decades-Old Law Says City Hall Should Do the Right Thing. No One Remembers It.
A decades-old law says city hall should do the right thing. No one remembers it.
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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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The Trouble with History
In 2004, a bid to ease sewer and water bills sliced money for paving instead. Or did it?
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A Swing and a Miss
Dan Saltzman can be the street fee’s savior, or its executioner.
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The Best of Charlie Hales’ Voicemails
Portland’s Mayor Apparently Gave You All Plenty to Complain About This Year
Portland’s mayor apparently gave you all plenty to complain about this year.
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Building Battle Comes to a Head
Fee waivers for market-rate housing—good precedent or bad?
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Protecting the Parks Bureau
Amanda Fritz, Charlie Hales, a parks bond, and a street fee.
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Silence Between the Lines
What city hall isn’t saying about the minimum wage matters more.
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Jamming on the Brakes
Novick and Hales Pull Back Street Fee on Eve of Vote to Weigh Major Changes
Steve Novick and Charlie Hales weigh major changes to a planned street fee.