News Even though Portland Parks & Recreation has cancelled plans for a bond measure on this November's ballot, City Commissioner Nick Fish keeps reminding voters the idea will come back soon.
At his opening address for the Pearl District... More
Nick Fish Still Stumping for Parks Bond
News Even though Portland Parks & Recreation has cancelled plans for a bond measure on this November's ballot, City Commissioner Nick Fish keeps reminding voters the idea will come back soon.
At his opening address for the Pearl District... More
New KATU Poll Shows Fluoride Losing By 13 Points
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News With five days left until the May 21 election, polling numbers keep getting worse for fluoride.
Ballot Measure 26-151, which would fluoridate Portlands water supply, trails by 13 percentage points in the newest poll released by WW's ... More
Oral Arguments on Jack Bogdanski's Art Tax Suit Start Next Week
News Happy arts tax day!
For those of you keeping score at home, the $35-a-person Portland arts tax is due today—the deadline moved back a month after the city had trouble getting money from people without computers, More
Hotseat: Zeke Johnson
The Amnesty International activist applauds Ron Wyden—but says the Oregon senator needs to do more.
Q & A Who watches the watchers? Lately, it’s been Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.). Who watches Wyden? Zeke Johnson. Johnson is the director of Amnesty International USA’s Security with Human Rights More
Money Bucket
Portland wants every city to have its patented toilet.
Cover Story Anne Peterson is a problem solver. She may not look like one—her dyed maroon hair and gold-rimmed sunglasses hint at her second life as a “Burner” (one who regularly attends Burning Man)�� More
Appeal to the Baseline
The retail politics of the Hales budget creates winners and losers.
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City Hall Politicians don’t usually gain support by making budget cuts.But the startling thing about Mayor Charlie Hales’ first budget, released April 30, is how the mayor’s cutting of $21.5 million has b More
UPDATED: Activists Have a Plan to Save Buckman Pool
News The neighborhood activists fighting to save the Buckman Pool are on their last lap.
Last week, Mayor Charlie Hales cut the tiny basement swimming pool in Southeast Portland—and its $10-per-swimmer city operating cost—from his first proposed budget. But the More
Dr. Joseph Mercola Gives $15,000 to Anti-Fluoride Campaign
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News The campaign against Measure 26-151, which would fluoridate Portland's water, has received one of its largest single donations—from an Illinois-based alternative physician who makes unusual medical claims.
Dr. Joseph Mercola donated $15,000 in cash to Clean Water Portland on April 28, and the campaign reported the contribution over the weekend.
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Portland Sells Another Loo to Canada
News Canucks can't get enough of the Portland Loo.
The City of Portland has sold its third patented stainless steel, open-air public toilet to another town. This time it's Nanaimo, British Columbia—a city known for its bar district and bathtub-boat racing on Vancouver Island.
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City Park Rangers Want a Union
News Mayor Charlie Hales' first proposed budget has pitted him against the public-safety unions of the fire and police bureaus, which are taking the brunt of the personnel cuts.
Now another safety patrol is asking Hales to unionize: the park rangers.
NW Labor Press More
Top Articles from AARON MESH
Tech Wizards of the Silicon Forest
The aggressive dork CEOs spearheading Portland’s startup scene. Children Of A Higher God
The members of the Santo Daime church fought for the right to drink hallucinogenic tea. And they’re serving it to kids. Mock Star
Carrie Brownstein is making fun of you. Quake-Up Call
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48 hours inside Occupy Portland. Professor Xbox
Tom Bissell is Portland's finest writer. Why is he spending his time on video games and bad movies? Mayoral Madness
Let’s pick the next mayor the only sane way: with a bracket. Voodoo Child
Doughnut kingpin Tres Shannon wants to make the whole city his fun park. Thai Hard
Andy Ricker takes Pok Pok to New York. Do his wings have a prayer? Jacked Up
Ehren Mcghehey is Portland’s resident Jackass. (Now Injured In 3-D!)
The aggressive dork CEOs spearheading Portland’s startup scene. Children Of A Higher God
The members of the Santo Daime church fought for the right to drink hallucinogenic tea. And they’re serving it to kids. Mock Star
Carrie Brownstein is making fun of you. Quake-Up Call
There’s a massive earthquake in Portland’s future—and a government “prophet of doom” will tell you all about it. Notes From the Occupation
48 hours inside Occupy Portland. Professor Xbox
Tom Bissell is Portland's finest writer. Why is he spending his time on video games and bad movies? Mayoral Madness
Let’s pick the next mayor the only sane way: with a bracket. Voodoo Child
Doughnut kingpin Tres Shannon wants to make the whole city his fun park. Thai Hard
Andy Ricker takes Pok Pok to New York. Do his wings have a prayer? Jacked Up
Ehren Mcghehey is Portland’s resident Jackass. (Now Injured In 3-D!)
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