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Judge Rules Random Stops To Check Fares On TriMet Are Unconstitutional

A judge ruled against the state in a case against David Douglas School Board member Ana Del Rocío.

New Numbers Show Portland Collected More Than $800K From Public Record Requesters Last Fiscal Year

The city performed a new analysis of its data after WW asked for public records that show how much money the city takes from requesters.

Jordan Schnitzer Says He’ll Demolish Empty Wapato Jail If He Can’t Find Funding to Make It a Homeless Shelter

Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith has renewed her push to open the never-used Wapato Jail as a shelter.

Portland Parks And Rec Continues To Use Roundup After Recent Cancer Controversy

Monsanto insists that the substance is completely safe and does not cause cancer. The scientific community is not so certain.

Protester Who Suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury From a Flash-Bang Grenade Intends to Sue the Portland Police

“Mr. Cantu thought he was going to die,” the tort claim says.

Who Is Not on the Oregon Ballot But Has the Most at Stake This November?

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler. He won’t be up for re-election until 2020, but the final two years of his first term will be shaped by what happens this fall.

Measure 103 Will Ban Grocery Taxes. What Else Will it Do?

Oregon businesses are asking voters to change the state constitution to prohibit city, county and state governments from ever taxing groceries.

Why Does Housing In the ‘Burbs Depend on Portland Voters?

From the vantage point of Portland, Measure 26-199 looks like a slam dunk. The regional planning agency Metro aims to bite into the area’s housing shortage by raising $653 million in property taxes and using the money to build as many as 3,900 new units of affordable housing in three counties: Multnomah, Washington and Clackamas.

Some of Portland’s Affordable Housing Developers Are Rebelling Against Proposed Tenant Protections

Commissioner Chloe Eudaly create new requirements for how landlords screen tenants’ criminal and financial histories.

Portland Clean Energy Fund Ballot Measure Draws High Profile Endorsement

Senator Jeff Merkley endorses a new tax proposed for large retailers in Portland.

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