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Mayor Keith Wilson Orders End to Racial and Gender Preferences in City Programs
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson mandated Thursday that the city remove race and gender preferences from about 75 programs and policies in order to keep the $349 million in federal dollars it currently manages.
Leslee Barnes Resigns as Preschool for All Director
The resignation comes shortly after a WW story revealed that a preschool Barnes owns collected hundreds of thousands of dollars to serve just a handful of children.
Ballot Initiative Seeks to Repeal New Permit Fees on Standup Paddleboards and Kayaks
A trio of petitioners aims to repeal a new law that would require paddle-boarders and flatwater kayakers to pay state permit fees starting in January.
Two County Commissioners Call for Preschool for All Director to Resign
Shannon Singleton and Julia Brim-Edwards both have concerns about Leslee Barnes’ potential conflicts of interest.
City Gives Nonunion Employees Three Extra Holidays
The award is only applicable to managers who returned to full in-person work as mandated by Mayor Keith Wilson earlier this year.
OBRC Says Big Layoffs at Glass Plant Will Not Imperil Bottle Bill
Despite a partial shutdown, Owens Brockway will continue taking Oregon’s glass for recycling.
Multnomah County Severs All Ties with Rockwood CDC
Questions about accounting prompted the county to stop doing business with the nonprofit.
The City and County Are Gridlocked Over Public Safety Responsibilities at the Central Library
Douglas Ivers’ death has pitted public officials against one another as they seek to prevent more violence.
Portland Must Confront the Real Danger of Losing the Blazers
All the things the Blazers have ever done to break your heart would pale in comparison to waking up to read that there were no Portland Trail Blazers.
Murmurs: City Gives Managers Three Extra Holidays
The city’s Bureau of Human Resources wrote in an email that the award is only applicable to managers who returned to full in-person work as mandated by Mayor Keith Wilson earlier this year.
Preschool for All’s Director Owns a Provider That Collected $833,494 From the State to Serve Just Nine Children
Public records obtained by WW show that one of the four providers that auditors flagged matches the financials provided by a preschool owned by the official who now oversees Multnomah County’s universal preschool program, Preschool for All.