Willamette Week

“In my opinion, these text messages appear to cross several boundaries,” Mayor Ted Wheeler said.

The texts show that Lt. Jeff Niiya had a friendly rapport with far-right organizer Joey Gibson.

The move makes Portland the second city to cut ties with an FBI task force, after San Francisco left its JTTF in 2017.

Hardesty asked the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon if he believes in the state’s sanctuary law. His answer? “I understand it exists.”

It hired former Portland City Commissioner Steve Novick to suggest new taxes.

A new report calling for governmental reforms is already dividing the City Council.

Doug Kelsey explains why he wants to close MAX stations—but won’t eliminate fares.

In other news: The Richmond Neighborhood Association is at it again.

The more conservative house of the Oregon legislature has voted to enact a cap on rent increases and restrictions on “no cause” evictions.

“How do we justify the risk of civil and human rights violations by our continued involvement in JTTF?” Commissioner Eudaly asked.

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