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New Modeling of Preschool for All Shows Fund Balance Could Hit $2 Billion if Status Quo Remains
If Preschool for All needs to serve fewer kids than anticipated, a scheduled tax increase might be less essential than previously thought.
Readers Respond to Real Estate Investors, Port Dredging, and SantaCon
“I’m sorry to break the news that Willamette Week has been conned by fake Santas.”
The Peacock Papers Provided a Window Into Portland’s New Balance of Power
Peacock has become a stronger and tighter voting bloc in the months since the chats emerged.
Striking Legacy Clinicians Reject Tentative Agreement Between Union and Health System
Health System says contract is “materially consistent” with its pre-strike offer.
In a Sea of ICE Stories, What Happened Beneath the Surface Stood Out
It’s no shock that this was one of the most widely discussed articles of the year.
Weakness in Multnomah County Economy Will Hold Back Homeless Services Tax Collections, Metro Says
It’s the second forecast showing that the economic center of the metro area is the weak spot in tax revenues.
Effort to Erase Homeless Camping Protections Moves Closer to the Ballot
A coalition of business interests and Oregon cities are moving toward the November 2026 ballot with an initiative that would allow cities to broadly criminalize homeless camping.
Records Raise More Questions About Old Town Shoe Startup
Made in Old Town, the athletic shoe startup backed by a risky loan from Prosper Portland, continues to face questions about fiscal prudence.
Portland Stories of the Year
The most common question we receive from readers is some variation of “Why is this a story?” What follows is an answer to that question.
Digging Into Documents Uncovered Wasteful Spending by the Director of Universal Preschool
Readers may not believe this, but it can be tough to call out government leaders.
