• IT CAN’T BE! In a piece of earth-shaking investigative reporting, The Oregonian revealed in its Sunday edition that Portland has “an overwhelming lack of diversity” and is “startlingly white.”

• SEPARATE BUT EQUAL? State and city officials have proposed building a 10-foot wrought-iron fence down the center of Northeast 82nd Avenue at Jonesmore Street.

• STRAIGHT OUTTA LENTS: East Portland’s much-publicized “gang war” between the Bloods-affiliated Unthank Park Hustlers and the city’s assorted Crips continued Jan. 15 with an attempted drive-by shooting on Southeast Holgate Boulevard.

• IN OTHER GANG-WAR NEWS: After months of haggling, New Seasons Markets agreed to hand over some of the information requested by Whole Foods for the latter’s antitrust dispute with the Federal Trade Commission.

• SÍ, SE PUEDE: Rudy Fernandez, Blazers guard and smoldering object of desire, has been chosen to participate in the NBA All-Star Game slam-dunk contest.