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City Council Held Their Noses and Passed a Budget—Now They Want Changes
Progressives want to use climate dollars for jobs. Moderates may raid police accountability dollars for cops. Jamie Dunphy wanted a work session to figure it out.
The city of Portland approved its budget last week, but that doesn’t mean efforts to avoid impending cuts are over. Hours after Portland City Council approved an $8.5 billion 2026-27 budget last Wednesday evening, five city councilors brought forward an ordinance to restore some of the frontline services Mayor Keith Wilson eliminated in the budget. […]
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Elections Complaint Alleges Canvassers are Intentionally Misleading Public About Police Funding Initiative
Workers gathering signatures for the effort to divert clean energy funds to Portland police are using talking points that don’t line up with the petition’s actual text.
Two people who were hired to gather signatures for a Portland ballot initiative that would use clean energy funds to hire police say they were trained to mislead the public about the proposal. If true, the conduct would violate state elections rules, and could spell trouble for the petitioners and the company hired to lead […]
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One Day at a Time
Justin Bieber Wears Nirvana, Planned Parenthood Tragedy, and Bowls of Cigarettes
Finally, Justin Bieber and Courtney Love are in agreement.
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The Tragic Legacy of James Chasse Jr.
Alien Boy Revisits the Lessons and Lost Opportunities of the 2006 Police Death
The death of James Chasse Jr. is revisited in the documentary Alien Boy.
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Robbery, Interrupted
Shit! Thievery! Heroism! Luck! The Night I Found My Stuff in Someone Else’s Truck
Shit! Heroism! Luck! What happened the night I found my stuff in someone else’s truck.
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Criminal Objects
Digging into the Stories of the Strangest Things in the Police Evidence Warehouse
Digging into the stories of the strangest objects in the police evidence warehouse.
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One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
Kat Von D joins the 99 percent… of people Jesse James has cheated on.
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Questioning the Questioners
Feds Investigate Portland Police—But Miss Crucial Input
Federal investigation of Portland Police Bureau may be missing the mark.
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Holding Hands Is Not a Crime
Hate Crimes Dropped This Year, but Anti-Gay Attacks Still Strike
Reported hate crimes drop in Portland, but it’s still not safe for two men to hold hands.
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In the Shadows
Barhopping with the Queer Patrol
Portland’s first queer-protecting foot patrol hits the streets.