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AI Company Tells Portland School Board It Does Not Collect Student Data
In a letter to board members, Amira Learning wrote that previous board discussion abut its contract included several “inaccurate claims.”
A Completed Portland Airport Loses Its Grand Entrance
Three months ago, PDX relocated its main arrivals exit, a unique feature many assumed would stick around permanently. Now, some airport users are miffed.
What’s the Deal With Grapefruit and Drug Interactions?
Grapefruit has been documented—not just by somebody’s brother-in-law, but in peer-reviewed studies—as affecting the way your body absorbs over 100 different drugs.
Resigning Oregon Health Authority Director Will Get No Severance Payout, State Says
Dr. Sejal Hathi is not set to receive any severance payout connected to her Aug. 1 resignation as leader of the Oregon Health Authority, state officials said Friday.
At Russell Elementary School, a Once-Sprawling Grassy Lawn Sees New Life
A native pollinator garden, funded by a state Community Green Infrastructure Grant, has encouraged students to learn about the ecosystem that surrounds them.
Multnomah County Switches Up Management at a Little-Used Drug Deflection Center
Coordinated Care Pathway Center has faced scrutiny for, among other things, serving so few people.
Mini-Mart Owner Sentenced to 13 Months for Delivering Heroin
The sentencing resolves just one of Donald Sharma’s many charges for delivering cocaine, heroin and fentanyl near North Portland’s Dawson Park.
Oregon Health Authority Director to Step Down
Dr. Sejal Hathi arrived with a mighty résumé. But some questioned whether Oregon had her full attention.
Two Economists Have Sharply Different Takes on the Recommendations by Gov. Tina Kotek’s Prosperity Council
OJP wanted to get perspectives on the recommendations from two economists who frequently disagree. One is Joe Cortright, a liberal, and Eric Fruits, a conservative.
Police Union Gives Nearly $800,000 to PAC Behind Ballot Initiative to Hire Police
The Portland Police Association, the union representing sworn police officers, has donated $793,532 to the political action committee behind a hotly debated ballot initiative that would use revenues from the city’s climate tax to hire some 400 additional police officers.
