This week’s best phrase: “circus of hacks.”
Portland Business Alliance
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Rewriting the Script
New Talk of Homelessness Cash Differs from Tale Told in Emails
Sudden talk of homelessness spending differs from the tale told in Hales’ emails.
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The Empty Throne
Dan Saltzman Is Housing Commissioner. Or Is It Really Charlie Hales?
Dan Saltzman is the housing commissioner. Or is it actually Charlie Hales?
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The Legal Way to Buy a Cop
Security Work Pays Well for Portland Officers, but Stirs Questions
Security work pays well for Portland officers, but stirs questions over influence.
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Booted Camp?
Hales’ City Hall Sweep Hits a Bump
Hales’ city hall sweep hits a bump: Portland’s sidewalk law.
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Hall Monitor
Hales, Homelessness—and Hope
The mayor’s first steps on homelessness seemed to be taken with police boots.
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Sit-Lie Dies. Again.
Bill’s Unceremonious Demise Sends Sidewalk Fight Back to Portland
Controversial bill’s death sends the sidewalk fight back to Portland.
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Hope Springs in Sit-Lie Fight
A state senator wonders why the Portland Business Alliance can’t talk sidewalks now.
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Hales’ Overlooked Speech
The budget stole the spotlight from Hales’ State of the City remarks.
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What the “Street Kids” Have to Say
What happens to the homeless under a “sit-lie” law? “Now they just stand.”
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In Other News
The march to “sit-lie.” The end of Joe’s Cellar. The end of Portland Meadows?