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Dana Haynes
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Hall Monitor
A Short-Lived Armistice
Will the mayor’s latest bureau swap reopen old wounds, or create new ones?
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Hall Monitor
Three Minutes to Midnight
It should be time to start talking “street fee” again. Instead: crickets.
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Searching for Gang Signs
Gang Attack Numbers Are Up—But Are They Accurate?
Gang attack numbers are up. But are they accurate?
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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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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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Hall Monitor
Business as Usual in City Hall?
Hales’ plans for the Central Eastside would benefit a major campaign donor.
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Starting at the Bottom
The City Says It Wants a Higher Minimum Wage While Employing Hundreds of Low-Wage Workers
The city says it supports a higher minimum wage, while more than a 10th of city employees make under $11 an hour.
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The Visitor
A Retired Teacher Says He’ll Starve Until Mayor Charlie Hales Reforms the Police Bureau
A retired teacher says he’ll starve to death if Mayor Charlie Hales doesn’t reform the cops.
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Hall Monitor
The Art of Political Promises
Mayor Charlie Hales promises to soothe arts community’s sore feelings over the arts tax.
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The Buck Stops at the Top
Hales, unhappy over the Kruger deal, should look to Chief Mike Reese.