Tiny pot forests! Mayoral backlash! Affordable housing! Cabs losing!
Tom Potter
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Don’t Call It a Comeback
The Push to Revive Voter-Owned Elections Has Run Aground
Want publicly funded elections back in Portland? You’re out of luck for now.
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When You Gotta Go
Portland Public Bathrooms: A Century of Holding It In
Portland has seen the rise and fall of the public restroom business over the past century—why has it taken so long for it to create a viable option?
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Fattening Up
City Hall Ladles out More Cash for Security Guards
City hall serves up more cash for private security guards.
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Advice for Future Sam
Local Leaders Tell the Story of Sam Adams’ Tumultuous First Two Years−and Offer a Road Map for the Next Two (If He Cares to Listen)
Halfway into Mayor Sam Adams’ tumultuous first term, politicos and wonks look back and offer their thoughts about moving ahead.
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One Day at a Time
The Week in Review
Umm… has anybody seen Michael Jackson’s brain?
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Officially Unfriending Sam Adams
Tom Potter Announces Support for Recall Via Facebook
Former Mayor Tom Potter rises from slumber, joins recall via Facebook.
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Close the Door
Cops’ Racial Profiling Committee Grinds to a Halt. Now What?
Racial profiling committee closes up shop, while the issue slips back behind the cops’ curtain.
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Property Before People
Inequity Concerns Loom over Upcoming Sit-Lie Report
An overdue report on the sit-lie ordinance could focus on the law’s inequitable enforcement.
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Under Cover
Prostitution Decreases on 82nd. Where Has it Gone?
Crackdown on 82nd Avenue prostitution drives the business elsewhere.
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Hall Monitor
Potter’s Legacy
Mayor Tom Potter encourages the Oregonian to pull a controversial “anti-Muslim” ad.