<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[Willamette Week]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com</link><atom:link href="https://www.wweek.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><description><![CDATA[Willamette Week News Feed]]></description><lastBuildDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:52:47 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Congresswoman Janelle Bynum Says Portland City Council Is “Acting Crazy” ]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/10/12/congresswoman-janelle-bynum-says-portland-city-council-is-acting-crazy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/10/12/congresswoman-janelle-bynum-says-portland-city-council-is-acting-crazy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Peel]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last week,U.S. Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) came to WW’s offices this week to seek endorsement of her reelection bid for Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. While here, we asked her about the Portland City Council, which has become increasingly divided since the 12 members took office in January 2025. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:48:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/OCWw0Hr1d76kqUo_E438sW1hVAc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/E3S4XCLIKJGMDFQLCWRKYHJ5CE.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="800" width="1200"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Delay Of Universal Health Plan Report Unlawful? Does It Matter?]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/health/2026/10/12/was-delay-of-universal-health-plan-report-unlawful-does-it-matter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/health/2026/10/12/was-delay-of-universal-health-plan-report-unlawful-does-it-matter/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Schwartz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A Republican state representative has been on a crusade alleging lawmakers allowed a major report to be delayed without statutory authority. He may have a point, but Democrats say he’s harping on a technicality. 
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 21:31:40 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/QuuBys7xHuOon5-KFC-TmaCa0_k=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/GWTBEYU6MZEGJNUDVIK3EVPIQQ.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="900" width="1200"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[House Health Committee Chair Rob Nosse says his colleague Dwayne Yunker is raising concerns about a "bit of a nothing burger."]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mick Hangland-Skill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[If a Building Is Leased but Empty Due to Telecommuting, Do They Still Count It as Occupied?]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2026/10/12/if-a-building-is-leased-but-empty-due-to-telecommuting-do-they-still-count-it-as-occupied/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/dr-know/2026/10/12/if-a-building-is-leased-but-empty-due-to-telecommuting-do-they-still-count-it-as-occupied/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marty Smith]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Maybe office occupancy will keep rising, the urban core will revitalize, Prince will come back to life, and downtown will finally be restored to its former glory!]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/2VDMyOnBEj7mkUJD2rT_PWwOwFA=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/QNAXH3NF6NDKTJ6URB2E3ZGHHU.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="3333" width="5000"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Brian Brose</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elizabeth Leach Gallery Is the Fine Art Corner of Portland Textile Month]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2026/10/12/elizabeth-leach-gallery-is-the-fine-art-corner-of-portland-textile-month/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/arts/visual-arts/2026/10/12/elizabeth-leach-gallery-is-the-fine-art-corner-of-portland-textile-month/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Justin Duyao]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[A group show brings the annual festival’s Layers of Resilience theme into the white cube. ]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:23:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/vPcpMpFpF3DIq7tNdMpX5ie9UBM=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/JSUMPP2EAVG3BJPAWMMELMYXGM.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="4723" width="7516"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Three works by Vo Vo.]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mario Gallucci</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethics Commission Launches Probe of State Rep. Lamar Wise]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/10/11/ethics-commission-launches-probe-of-state-rep-lamar-wise/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/10/11/ethics-commission-launches-probe-of-state-rep-lamar-wise/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Garrett Andrews]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[State watchdog looking at whether first-term lawmaker failed to properly disclose income]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 04:15:29 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/MlBVbilRX_Tv8M4jKcDog6jzPa8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/O35EMUDEWJDP3CUAVPVK4TK3HI.webp" type="image/webp" height="1480" width="1122"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Lamar Wise. (Campaign photo)]]></media:description></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Don’t Oregon Student Outcomes Match Spending?]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/10/10/why-dont-oregon-student-outcomes-match-spending/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/schools/2026/10/10/why-dont-oregon-student-outcomes-match-spending/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanna Hou]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Candidates for the Oregon Legislature give their diagnosis.]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 13:00:01 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/92Ckab2kXdQKKXGLAv0IhKwuLng=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/SDHA2RUR2JBPHA432URRISF3XA.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="4024" width="6048"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">BethConyers</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Small Portland Gathering Speaks of Gazan Suffering on Oct. 7 Anniversary]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/10/11/a-small-portland-gathering-speaks-of-gazan-suffering-on-oct-7-anniversary/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/2026/10/11/a-small-portland-gathering-speaks-of-gazan-suffering-on-oct-7-anniversary/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[John Rudoff]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The Portland event reflected larger tensions nationwide about how to recognize the third anniversary of the war, and whose pain should be centered.]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 02:28:59 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/e0wIYMsWFKmx2vSDW6HkMDQQO4g=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/SHY7C5UXWVD65CBCCUHBYWZ5FY.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="6667" width="10000"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Kacey Desantis with P4P—Portland for Palestine—leads the march. About 100 people from an array of pro-Palestine groups rallied in Portland and heard speeches opposing  Israel, on October 7, the third anniversary of the attack on Israel by the forces of Hamas, and the start of the current war by Israel against Gaza. 

© John Rudoff 2026]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">John Rudoff</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Portland Fire & Rescue Staffer Is the Defending Champion on ‘Jeopardy!’]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/arts/2026/10/11/a-portland-fire-rescue-staffer-is-the-defending-champion-on-jeopardy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/arts/2026/10/11/a-portland-fire-rescue-staffer-is-the-defending-champion-on-jeopardy/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Rachel Saslow]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Greg Monson’s two-day winnings are up to $31,300.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 18:53:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/VfXLET8-eGSkzTVCf-nrEOcy-bk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/AO24NVF4AFBVXO2VODJGKEL23U.jpeg" type="image/jpeg" height="1701" width="2268"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[A John Prine Love Story Set in Portland’s Food World]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/arts/movies/2026/10/11/a-john-prine-love-story-set-in-portlands-food-world/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/arts/movies/2026/10/11/a-john-prine-love-story-set-in-portlands-food-world/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael C. Zusman]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[‘In Spite of Ourselves’ has the makings of a rom-com, but the movie never gets too sweet.  ]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:32:00 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/9IOhzaZN--2QwT6TUyGiJU33vM8=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/CROB5TGWRFCU3GJGLOMQUNWVTQ.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="1080" width="1920"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">c/o In Spite of Ourselves</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Potluck Might Be a Crime in Oregon]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/10/10/your-potluck-might-be-a-crime-in-oregon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/state/2026/10/10/your-potluck-might-be-a-crime-in-oregon/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Penny Rosenberg]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[One North Oregon Coast couple learned the hard way. Here’s what they’re doing about it.]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:11:51 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/pJXpMlMh8OJ1OPhSq4sSzeRHTKk=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/ERZFTHUJPFBH5OCQ3VI24EQEA4.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="5301" width="7952"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">trav williams</media:credit></media:content></item></channel></rss>