Former Mayor Sam Adams Moves Closer to a Political Comeback Bid—Which Could Have Ripple Effects on Other Portland Contests

Some close to Adams have urged him to challenge either Mayor Ted Wheeler or City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly.

Nigel Jaquiss
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Jeremy Christian is arraigned on a 15-count indictment in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland on June 7, 2017. (Stephanie Yao Long/Oregonian pool photography)

Observers Expect Jeremy Christian’s Attorneys to Argue He Was Defending Himself From an Attack

That’s a potentially explosive argument, one that risks turning the murder trial into a political circus.

Portland Now Contains What Might Be the Largest “Slow Zone” of Any U.S. City

Most of Northwest Portland is a 20 miles-per-hour zone.

Do Portlanders Really Scramble for Kale Before Snow? We Checked Stores in Five Quadrants.

Every store was well stocked with kale and in no danger of running out.

(Hilary Sander)

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