Murmurs Church groups that have long fed dinner to hundreds of Portland’s homeless and working poor under the Burnside Bridge’s west end remain without a home. Construction on new Mercy Corps and ...   More

Murmurs Eric Pepin, a guru from Beaverton who helps students seek enlightenment through psychic powers, has settled a lawsuit by a former acolyte who says Pepin sexually molested him when he was 17 (see &ldqu ...   More

Murmurs Fight! Fight! Fight! Portland State University lobbyist Jesse Cornett, who narrowly lost an East Portland Senate race to Rod Monroe in 2006, says he’s all but decided to move into House District ...   More

Murmurs The group gathering signatures to refer two legislatively passed income-tax hikes to the January ballot—Oregonians Against Job-Killing Taxes—continues to rake in the cash. On Monday, the a ...   More

Murmurs Principals with Portland Public Schools have returned to their buildings to begin work for the upcoming school year. But Superintendent Carole Smith will remain at home for at least two more week ...   More

Murmurs Multnomah County government’s largest employee union has demanded that County Chair Ted Wheeler apologize to its members and rescind pay raises for two of his top staff after other County employ ...   More

Murmurs The campaign to recall Mayor Sam Adams has new office space thanks to its latest, high-profile supporter: Joe Weston, one of Portland’s wealthiest developers. As first reported on wweek.com, Wes ...   More

Murmurs The judges’ decision: Powerful lobbyist Mark Nelson’s new business has cost him some old business. Nelson is now working to refer to the ballot two tax increases passed by state lawmakers. ...   More

Murmurs State Sen. Margaret Carter (D-North/Northeast Portland) has two words for homeowners: Buyer beware. Carter got sued July 17 in Multnomah County Circuit Court by Northstar Building LLC for $5,500 in al ...   More

Murmurs A new skirmish between city bikers and suburban motorists: Southeast Portland cyclist Kristin Ragnarsson is suing Clackamas County resident Judith Latourette-Meyers for opening a car door, allegedly c ...   More