Gun-crime exclusions still mostly affect black Portlanders.
Sam Adams
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Hall Monitor
Finally, Annual Reviews for Cops?
A breakthrough on evaluations, but with little effect on discipline or promotions.
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Can You Hear Me Now?
It’s Not that Amanda Fritz Wasn’t Speaking Up. It’s Just that We’re Finally Listening.
It’s not that Amanda Fritz wasn’t speaking up. It’s just that we’re finally listening.
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The Last Last Thursday?
Volunteers Blast Hales’ Proposed Crackdown on Famed Street Fair
How Mayor Hales’ permit process has imperiled Last Thursday.
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Tale of the Grip Tape
Why Charlie Hales Might Be as Good a “Bike” Mayor as Sam Adams
Why Charlie Hales might be as good a “bike” mayor as Sam Adams.
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Hall Monitor
Remembering Occupy…
The feds’ emails regarding Occupy Portland are both disturbing and amusing.
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Hall Monitor
Hales Has a Magic Hat, Too
Charlie Hales’ has a magic hat, but it’s different than the one Sam Adams used to wear at budget time.
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Burying the Cleaver
Tension Between Hales, Cogen Gives Way to Deal on Crisis Center
Hales and Cogen drop the posturing, strike a deal over crisis center.
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Hall Monitor
Hales and the Board of Directors
Hales opens the windows in city hall, lets in a little fresh air.
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Hall Monitor
A Lesson on the Golden Rule
A council majority has come out for a crusade to save safety net programs.
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The Incomplete Charlie Hales
It’s Been (Almost) 100 Days! And What Do We Think of Our Mayor? So Far, So Good. But So Far, Not So Much.
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.