News At the corner of Southwest 3rd Avenue and Oak Street lies an empty, weed-filled lot that may be the most costly dirt in the city’s history. The lot is on its way to costing its owner nearly More
3rd & Choke
A bungled land deal costs the city $5 million—with taxpayers on the hook for the next 293 years.
News At the corner of Southwest 3rd Avenue and Oak Street lies an empty, weed-filled lot that may be the most costly dirt in the city’s history. The lot is on its way to costing its owner nearly More
Green Party Activist Sues Kate Brown Over Hales Elections Complaint
News Seth Woolley, a Green Party activist and two-time candidate for Secretary of State, has filed suit (PDF) in Marion County Court against Secretary of State Kate Brown alleging that the elections division, which Brown controls, failed to properly investigate an earlier elections complaint Woolley filed aga... More
Anti-Fluoride Campaign Picks Up Checks
News Clean Water Portland, the committee opposing the proposed fluoridation of Portland's water reported receiving three checks in recent days. The committee got $5,000 from a Utah company call Abundant Living Information Services; $3,000 from a local man named Roger Burt and $1,000 from a Californi... More
The Hard Truth About Oregon's Prisons: They Work
So why does Gov. John Kitzhaber want to “reform” them?
Cover Story Oregon has one of America’s best prison systems. Gov. John Kitzhaber knows that. After all, he helped build it. When Kitzhaber was governor from 1995 to 2003, he spent hundreds of millions More
City's Ombudswoman Releases Annual Report
News The City of Portland employs an ombudswoman named Margie Sollinger as a repository for complaints about city agencies. In the past, the ombudsperson has been in the thick of serious doings—the federal investigation that resulted city parking meter czar Ellis McCoy's f... More
Co-Chair of Ways And Means Redefines "Tax"
News State Rep. Peter Buckley (D-Ashland) today redefined what a tax is. Buckley, a five-term incumbent, knows a lot about taxes—he's co-chairman of the Joint Ways and Means Committee, which writes the state's budget.But when Buckley stood today to talk about a new proposal from the Oregon School Boards Association that would cut public employee retirement benefits by $1.8 billion, he c... More
Political Donors Like Kids More Than Nature
News The May 21 election this year has something for everyone—school board races; a renewal of City Commissioner Dan Saltzman's children's levy; the fluoride war; and even a Metro ballot measure seeking some operating funds for its green spaces.
The early money is flowing towards the kids. Saltzman's raising money through ... More
Decision Date Delayed in High-Profile Bar Trial
News The three-member Oregon State Bar trial panel tasked with deciding a major legal ethics case has pushed the date of its decision back to May 7. As WW reported last fall, Barnes Ellis and Lois Rosenbaum, two of the Northwest's leading securities lawyers, face conflict of interest charg... More
Debt on Pointe
Oregon Ballet Theatre owes $300,000 in back rent. Just in time, here comes the arts tax.
News City officials finally produced details last week of a new arts tax that voters passed last November, requiring Portlanders to pay $35 a year to fund arts teachers in the public schools and suppor More
Pro-Fluoride Campaign Picks Up More Checks
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News The campaign proposing to fluoridate Portland's drinking water is raking in hefty contributions ahead of the May 21 ballot battle over the issue.
Healthy Kids, Healthy Portland reported $5,000 checks from the Nurses United Political Action Committee; the Oregon Dental Hygienists' Association and from Heal... More
Top Articles from NIGEL JAQUISS
Elizabeth Lynn Dunham: May 12, 1961-Jan. 16, 2011
More Than a Victim. The 30-Year Secret
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. The Crucifixion of Geoff Thompson
One man’s obsession with the Viewpoint Inn left smoking ruins, stiffed creditors and angry brides. Your Teacher Is F’d
The Oregon Education Association gave Kitzhaber more than a million bucks, and now he’s giving it pay cuts and pink slips. A Bridge Too False
Turns out most of the case for the $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing Isn’t true. Bad Neighbor
One wealthy Portlander’s tool kit for conflict resolution: tasers, chain saws and “coffee bombs.” WHO KNEW
Long before Neil Goldschmidt's secret became public, many influential Oregonians knew something about it. Chief Looks Like A Lady
Commissioner Leonard takes a fire ax to the glass ceiling in choosing a chief for a troubled fire bureau. Brown’s Labored Credibility
A legal opinion shows the Secretary of State mishandled the labor commissioner’s race. Bus Boy
Jefferson Smith built a political machine. Now he’s trying to drive it to City Hall.
More Than a Victim. The 30-Year Secret
A crime, a cover-up and the way it shaped Oregon. The Crucifixion of Geoff Thompson
One man’s obsession with the Viewpoint Inn left smoking ruins, stiffed creditors and angry brides. Your Teacher Is F’d
The Oregon Education Association gave Kitzhaber more than a million bucks, and now he’s giving it pay cuts and pink slips. A Bridge Too False
Turns out most of the case for the $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing Isn’t true. Bad Neighbor
One wealthy Portlander’s tool kit for conflict resolution: tasers, chain saws and “coffee bombs.” WHO KNEW
Long before Neil Goldschmidt's secret became public, many influential Oregonians knew something about it. Chief Looks Like A Lady
Commissioner Leonard takes a fire ax to the glass ceiling in choosing a chief for a troubled fire bureau. Brown’s Labored Credibility
A legal opinion shows the Secretary of State mishandled the labor commissioner’s race. Bus Boy
Jefferson Smith built a political machine. Now he’s trying to drive it to City Hall.
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