ReachNow Burns Rubber Out of Portland, Abruptly Removing 350 BMWs From City Streets.

The car-sharing service ReachNow is “immediately” shutting down and will close its Portland, Seattle offices.

Pearl District Residents Organize Against Hotel Tower

It would be the city’s tallest residential tower with no parking.

Facebook Denied Ads for a Portland Naked Swim Event, Even Though the Ads Show Fully-Clothed Women

Tougher Founder Stacey Gose Doesn’t Just Wear the Pants. She Makes the Pants.

“There were these two extremes, where you look like a dude or you look like Construction Barbie, and nothing in the middle.”

Murmurs: Pearl Residents Organize Against Hotel Tower

In other news: Antifascists demand police retraction.

After Stripping Oregon-Made Orgasm Robot of Award, Technology Show Creates New Sex Tech Category

In January, news quickly spread of the Consumer Technology Association’s decision to take back an award it had given an orgasm robot designed by Bend, Ore.-based company Lora DiCarlo.

Portland Publisher Win McCormack Apologizes to Mayor Pete Buttigieg for New Republic Essay

Mayor Pete appears to have accepted the apology.

Oregon Budgeted Millions of Dollars to Help Poor People Buy Electric Cars. Much of the Money Has Gone Unused.