<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 03:36:16 +0000</lastBuildDate><language>en</language><ttl>1</ttl><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><item><title><![CDATA[Julia Brim-Edwards Secures All Six Mayoral Endorsements in Race for County Chair ]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/county/2026/04/13/julia-brim-edwards-secures-all-six-mayoral-endorsements-in-race-for-county-chair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/county/2026/04/13/julia-brim-edwards-secures-all-six-mayoral-endorsements-in-race-for-county-chair/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joanna Hou]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The unanimous string of endorsements for Brim-Edwards are notable because county chairs past have had at best delicate, and at worst tumultuous, relationships with Multnomah County’s mayors.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:46:42 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/g0sWXsvpg2eEkp_OukBrQwfeDwc=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/LRGX2O7ARNBJZEYTAL7UNPGDOM.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="2693" width="3591"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">Mick Hangland-Skill</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prosper Portland Backtracks on Committee Facilitator After Controversy Over Pick]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/04/09/prosper-backtracks-on-committee-facilitator-after-controversy-over-pick/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2026/04/09/prosper-backtracks-on-committee-facilitator-after-controversy-over-pick/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sophie Peel]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Prosper Portland executive director Cornell Wesley on Wednesday night announced that the agency had withdrawn its choice of facilitator for a community advisory committee after backlash over the pick.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:02:30 +0000</pubDate><media:content url="https://www.wweek.com/resizer/qGTixTEb0Ky44DSwrcNBNi_qmLI=/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/wweek/Q4NTRYL6GNFXBIXQKSXW6BUUYU.jpg" type="image/jpeg" height="600" width="900"><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu">i5rosequarter.org</media:credit></media:content></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portland Lawmaker Wants to Turn Up the Dial on Forced Mental Health and Addiction Treatment]]></title><link>https://www.wweek.com/news/health/2026/04/13/portland-lawmaker-wants-to-majorly-turn-up-the-dial-on-forced-mental-health-and-addiction-treatment/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.wweek.com/news/health/2026/04/13/portland-lawmaker-wants-to-majorly-turn-up-the-dial-on-forced-mental-health-and-addiction-treatment/</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Schwartz]]></dc:creator><description><![CDATA[“If someone is in the fentanyl fold out on the streets, they are not living their best life,” state Sen. 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