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Emma Pattee

Emma Pattee

Here Are the 19 PPS Elementary and Middle Schools in Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

Here Are the 19 PPS Elementary and Middle Schools in Unreinforced Masonry Buildings

A 2024 Portland Public Schools seismic assessment report reveals 19 unreinforced masonry buildings, and the costs to retrofit them.

By Joanna Hou and Emma PatteeMay 10, 2025 at 10:04 am PDT

Why Aren’t Seismic Upgrades for Elementary Schools the Top Priority in the School Bond?

Why Aren’t Seismic Upgrades for Elementary Schools the Top Priority in the School Bond?

By Emma PatteeMarch 26, 2025 at 12:02 am PDT

The Truth About Portland’s Brick Schools Is Scarier Than Fiction

The Truth About Portland’s Brick Schools Is Scarier Than Fiction

By Emma PatteeMarch 26, 2025 at 12:01 am PDT
Oregon Symphony’s Impressions of the Sea Captures The Ebbs and Flows of a Watery World

Oregon Symphony’s Impressions of the Sea Captures The Ebbs and Flows of a Watery World


OHSU Paid Lawyers $5.8 Million in Failed Merger

OHSU Paid Lawyers $5.8 Million in Failed Merger


The County Chair’s Budget Proposes Chopping Some School-Based Mental Health Providers

The County Chair’s Budget Proposes Chopping Some School-Based Mental Health Providers


The Oregon Racing Commission No Longer Wants Oregonians to Know the Sources of Its Funding

The Oregon Racing Commission No Longer Wants Oregonians to Know the Sources of Its Funding


State Policy Stands in the Way of a Major Housing Expansion on the Eugene Waterfront

State Policy Stands in the Way of a Major Housing Expansion on the Eugene Waterfront