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Metro-Area Homelessness Persists Despite $1.3 Billion Raised Since 2021, Point-in-Time Count Shows
Even with a hoard of new cash, the three Portland-area counties can’t keep up with the number of people becoming newly homeless.
Departures and Arrivals at PDX Canceled Friday as USDOT Curbs Flights Nationwide by 10%
The Port of Portland has had no “direct notification” about the Trump administration’s plans.
The Federal Case Against Chauncey Billups Looks Flimsy to Criminal Lawyers
Defense lawyers who aren’t involved in the case say the U.S. Department of Justice seems to have reached to get Billups into the cases and may struggle to win a conviction against him if the case goes to trial.
County Auditor Presses for Fixed Budget to Remedy Conflict With Chair’s Office
Jennifer McGuirk described “anxiety” after every audit, fearing retribution.
PacWest Center Sells for $55.7 Million to Out-of-State Buyer
The price, though low by historical standards, wasn’t brutally low, like the one on Big Pink in July.
Portland City Council Gets a Lesson in Tax Compression, Courtesy of Big Pink
When it sold at a deep, deep discount in July, the iconic building set a bad precedent.
Multnomah County’s HR Head Drew Formal Complaint Before Resigning for Health Reasons
Travis Brown demonstrated “toxic leadership behaviors” while running the county’s HR operation, the complaint says.
Catholic Church Pays for Sexual Abuse Victim’s Psilocybin Therapy in Oregon
Chuck Lovett had to fight for it, but he got a Pennsylvania diocese to cover psychedelics.
Gordon’s Fireplace Building Sells at Auction for $575,000
An unnamed Oregon investor is taking a chance on one Portland’s most loathed eyesores.
Multnomah County Departments Returned 83% of Calls and Emails Sent by Auditors to Test Systems
About one in five calls to Multhomah County departments—made by auditors to gather data—went unanswered or unreturned.