When Police Deploy Tear Gas on Protesters, It Leaks Into the Homes of Portlanders

It’s a weapon that can harm anyone unlucky enough to live nearby.

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A Fred Meyer in Northeast Portland, shown in March, before health officials declared masks best practice.

State Records Show Oregon Grocery Stores Are Reluctant to Enter the Culture War Over Face Masks

Gov. Kate Brown pledges to enforce mask rules. State records show nowhere is that enforcement more sought after than in grocery stores.

What Have Six Weeks of Portland Protests Wrought?

These nightly marches and confrontations with police have upended certainties about what can be accomplished in Oregon politics through protests.

An Average Black Family Cannot Afford a Two-Bedroom Rental in Any of Portland’s Neighborhoods

Life in Portland for Black and white people is overwhelmingly different.

July 4, 2020. (Nathan Howard)

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Do We Really Need Those Ominous Signs Warning Us That Buildings Will Crumble in an Earthquake?

A federal judge found that the signs violated building owners’ First Amendment rights.

Readers Respond to Mayor’s Misery Over Canceled Fireworks

“Wish I could blame the governor for the fireworks in Hermiston being canceled, but we’re going ahead with our city fireworks display."