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ZYN City: What a College Student Learned Trying to Buy Tobacco on County Sting Operations
Multnomah County has an elite team of underage agents keeping clerks honest.
Despite Trump Administration Threats, Federal Funds Keep Flowing to Primate Center
Getting “award after award after award” suggests that Trump is TACOing on his threats to slash NIH funding for monkey research.
No More Multnomah? An Activist Aims to Fold the County Into Portland.
Mattt Zmuda says folding Multnomah County government into Portland’s is the best way to drag the city out of its economic malaise.
A Top Debunker of Wellness Influencers Sets Up His Podcast Studio in Portland
Derek Beres has plenty of snake oil to scrutinize: “I think I found about three new people I never heard of this week.”
A Reed Alum Got Hired by ICE. She Can’t Believe How Easy It Was.
Ever wonder what it takes to become a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer under the Trump administration? Freelance journalist Laura Jedeed has the answer: Not much.
Primate Center Would Cost More to Close Than to Keep Open, OHSU-Funded Study Says
The home to 4,793 non-human primates is, in a sense, too big to fail.
Project Turnkey Recipient Halts Affordable Housing Project in Gresham
Brad Ketch, the former tech executive turned nonprofit director who once ran Multnomah County’s largest family shelter, has halted plans to build 56 units of affordable housing in the Rockwood section of Gresham, one of the poorest neighborhoods in the metro area.
Another Psilocybin Trip Center Reaches the End of the Road
The Cora Center Cora will host a “closing group journey” for eight people on Jan. 24, before ceasing operations at the end of the month.
Councilor Mitch Green Defends His Priorities: “We Can Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time”
Councilor Green says the city can concurrently focus on economic revival and ban foie gras.
Multnomah County to Shut Sunstone Way’s Market Street Shelter
Multnomah County plans to shut a homeless shelter run by Sunstone Way, one of the county’s largest contractors, at the end of March.