News Just a passing mention that yesterday City Council voted to approve Chris Smith, a former candidate himself for City Council, as the newest member of Portland's Planning Commission. The only person to testify on Smith's appointment was a fellow Northwest neighborhood activist, Pete Colt, a guy known around the city as "Pedestrian Pete" for his advocacy on behalf of, you guessed it, walkers. In ...   More

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News Here's a quick follow-up for those of you who watched our endorsement interview last week with supporters and opponents of public campaign finance in Portland. Fresh fund-raising reports show that proponents of public campaign finance (Measure 26-108) continuing in City Hall elections have raised more than $93,000 in cash, compared to a little over $6,000 in cash collected by opponents. Among ...   More