The COVID-19 Pandemic Has Andrea Valderrama Feeling Trapped With the People She Loves Most

“I think in American Western culture, the separation from your parents is an achievement,” Valderrama says. “In our culture, it’s almost the exact opposite.”

Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty Disputes Mayor’s Assertion That Disbanding the Gun Violence Reduction Team Caused a Spike in Shootings

“Every year we are told that gun violence is an issue and it’s why we need more funding for police and for the Gang Enforcement Team,” Hardesty said. “[But] year after year these shootings remain.”

Sick Portlanders Aren’t Saying Where They’ve Been

“That could genuinely be because they’ve taken precautions and they don’t have contacts, or it could be because they declined to talk to public health.”

Public Campaign Financing Office Mostly Clears Loretta Smith’s Campaign of Complaint, Waives Penalty for Late Filing

“It is unfortunate—but not surprising—some members of our press rushed to cast aspersions and wrongly vilified me without cause,” Smith said.

If Ted Wheeler Resigns, Who Takes Over as Acting Mayor?

If the mayor of Portland quits, not only do we not have that mayor to kick around anymore, we don’t have any mayor to kick around at all.

Mayor Ted Wheeler Hints at Bringing Back Portland Police’s Gun Violence Reduction Team in Some Form

Oregon’s Black and Indigenous Kids Are Disciplined at Twice the Rate of Their White Classmates

Portland Public Schools has drastic discipline gaps between white and Black children, especially in middle schools.

People Are More Likely to Catch COVID East of 82nd Avenue. That’s Where Portland’s Housing Is the Most Overcrowded.

In effect, the virus reveals that Portland is two different cities.