News The homeless were back occupying the spaces under the Burnside Bridge on Monday, one day after their downtown real estate had been reclaimed by the city over the weekend. The city shut down the More
Homeless, Not Faceless
Occupy Portland forced the city to face its persistent problems with homelessness.
News The homeless were back occupying the spaces under the Burnside Bridge on Monday, one day after their downtown real estate had been reclaimed by the city over the weekend. The city shut down the More
An Unreliable Housing Audit
A city-funded housing audit misrepresented evidence, making discrimination in Portland look worse than it really is.
News In May, Portland got smacked in the face with embarrassing news: Nearly two of every three times they sought More
All Aboard!
The CRC’s backers want to use an obscure law for light rail to win approval for the freeway.
News Backers of the $3.6 billion Columbia River Crossing are working to keep the Interstate 5 bridge project from facing the same scrutiny other highway projects do under Oregon’s land-use laws. Inste More
Hotseat: Edward Glaeser
A Harvard economist says what we think about urban life may be wrong.
Hot Seat Go ahead, keep on thinking the world’s big cities are dangerous and unhealthy, that they increase alienation and poverty. Edward Glaeser wants you to know the truth. Glaeser, a Harvard economist, More
Not Yet Over And Out
The state’s emergency radio project is dead, but its costs keep going up.
News Earlier this year, Gov. John Kitzhaber made clear he wanted to halt an ugly project he’d inherited when he took office: the proposed statewide emergency radio system called the Oregon Wireless In More
Not So Black & White
Why is the Fair Housing Council keeping details of its recent discrimination study secret?
Out Of Order
The Oregon Courts have so far spent $23 million on a new computer system with little to show for it.
Cops and Courts The state of Oregon has a long history of bungled computer and high-tech projects: DMV, the State Data Center and OWIN More
Fish Identifies Apartment Owners Named in Discrimination Audit
News Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish has released the names of the owners and managers of 26 apartment buildings where a recent audit found evidence of housing discrimination.
The documents list the properties where the Fair Housing Council of Oregon audit found evidence of discrimination based on race or national origin. One More
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Out Of Order
The Oregon Courts have so far spent $23 million on a new computer system with little to show for it. An Unreliable Housing Audit
A city-funded housing audit misrepresented evidence, making discrimination in Portland look worse than it really is. Not So Black & White
Why is the Fair Housing Council keeping details of its recent discrimination study secret? Homeless, Not Faceless
Occupy Portland forced the city to face its persistent problems with homelessness. Hotseat: Edward Glaeser
A Harvard economist says what we think about urban life may be wrong. Whiffs of Trouble
A fertilizer plant comes under criminal investigation after repeated ammonia leaks. All Aboard!
The CRC’s backers want to use an obscure law for light rail to win approval for the freeway. Not Yet Over And Out
The state’s emergency radio project is dead, but its costs keep going up. Voices 2013: Julie Parrish
A brash Republican survivor talks about how her party needs to change. Richard Ford, Canada
One boy, two lives, and an uneven landscape.
The Oregon Courts have so far spent $23 million on a new computer system with little to show for it. An Unreliable Housing Audit
A city-funded housing audit misrepresented evidence, making discrimination in Portland look worse than it really is. Not So Black & White
Why is the Fair Housing Council keeping details of its recent discrimination study secret? Homeless, Not Faceless
Occupy Portland forced the city to face its persistent problems with homelessness. Hotseat: Edward Glaeser
A Harvard economist says what we think about urban life may be wrong. Whiffs of Trouble
A fertilizer plant comes under criminal investigation after repeated ammonia leaks. All Aboard!
The CRC’s backers want to use an obscure law for light rail to win approval for the freeway. Not Yet Over And Out
The state’s emergency radio project is dead, but its costs keep going up. Voices 2013: Julie Parrish
A brash Republican survivor talks about how her party needs to change. Richard Ford, Canada
One boy, two lives, and an uneven landscape.
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